The old Pathfinder Raste is nevertheless killed by the Chudes.Inspired by an ancient legend, Pathfinder is filmed in near-documentary fashion, bringing the past so vividly alive that the audience is tempted to look over its shoulder to see if Tchudes are poised to attack in the lobby of the theatre. To prevent the torture Aigin reveals himself and offers to act as a pathfinder for the Chudes to the coastal settlement where a large number of Samis live. The hunters, except Aigin, who hides, are quickly killed by the numerically superior Chudes, but one of the men, the old shaman-leader ( noaidi or Pathfinder) Raste is kept alive and tortured. Aigin and some of the other hunters remain to meet the Chudes, while the remainder of the group flee.

He cannot overpower the Chudes, but he can trick them. A Warband intent on slaughter terrorizes northern Scandinavian villages in 1000 AD.But Aigin has a plan in mind. With Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Pathfinder: Directed by Nils Gaup.

John Sigurd Kristensen as Tchude StrongmanThe film was written and directed by Nils Gaup, who based the story on a Sami legend with variants in a number of Scandinavian folklores. He shows a drum, a symbol of noaidi, given him by Raste, and becomes the new Pathfinder (shaman-leader) of the Sami group by virtue of his wisdom and bravery. An avalanche takes most of the Chudes, and the few surviving men give up the pursuit, ensuring Aigin has effectively saved his people. Aigin unties himself and flees, leading the Chudes over a cliff where several of them fall to their deaths when the leaders cut the ropes to save themselves.

The film was shot in Kautokeino, Finnmarksvidda during the winter of 1987, where temperatures were as low as вЂ“47В вЊ. The film was set in the pre-Christian era in the region depicting the worldview of the Sami people. Gaup wove the story around the core of the legend, and introduced details such as shamanic initiation rite and a romantic element with the character Sahve.

The original title was OfelaЕЎ, which is a Sami word for wizard. There was also sabotage of the equipment by local people suspicious of outsiders. Most of the cast were Sami, and were used to the cold, but the stuntmen hired from outside the region refused to work under such conditions and were replaced by a team who had worked in the Bond film A View to a Kill.

The film went over budget by 2.5 million, costing eventually 17 million krone, and became what was then Norway's most expensive film. The film is considered the first Sami feature-length film. The director however chose not to subtitle the Tchude language.

It won the Amanda Best Film award in 1988. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1988 Oscars, but lost to Babette's Feast. Reception Mikkel Gaup and Nils Gaup at the Oscar where the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language FilmInitial critical reception for the film was lukewarm, but it was popular in the box office in Norway, where 700,000 attended screenings of the film. The film was first released on 3 November 1987 in Norway, and released in the United States on 7 April 1989. It was distributed worldwide by International Film Exchange/ Carolco Film International. It was produced by John M.

List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Awards and nominations Award A graphic novel of the remake was also produced. This remake is only loosely based on the 1987 film. Remake An American remake also titled Pathfinder was released in 2007. The film is seen as part of the Sami revitalisation movement that celebrates the survival of the Sami language, culture and tradition that resisted their assimilation into the wider Norwegian culture.

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