Far North

"In this brutal land, a stranger threatens their survival."

2008 1h 29m EN

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6.0

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86%

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6.1

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★6.0TMDB · 57🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes★6.1IMDB · 3,273

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Synopsis

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In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

“In this brutal land, a stranger threatens their survival.”

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Cast

Michelle Yeoh
Saiva
Michelle Krusiec
Anja
Sean Bean
Loki
Gary Pillai
Ivar
Bjarne Østerud
Shaman
Sven Henriksen
Ivar's father
Neeru Agarwal
Ivar's mother
Per Egil Aske
Andrei

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Asif Kapadia
Writers: Asif Kapadia, Tim Miller
Languages: Russian, Norwegian, English
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Norwegian, English.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Asif Kapadia, shot by Roman Osin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ewa J. Lind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Michelle Yeoh and Michelle Krusiec and Sean Bean carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Asif Kapadia directs. Roman Osin behind the camera. Dario Marianelli scores. Ewa J. Lind cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, Norwegian, English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Norwegian, English.
4International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Asif Kapadia, shot by Roman Osin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ewa J. Lind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Michelle Yeoh and Michelle Krusiec and Sean Bean carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "In this brutal land, a stranger threatens their survival.".
10IMDB entry: tt0860866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 18 themes, including "friendship", "isolation", "tent", "girlfriend".

The technical file

Cinematography: Roman Osin
Original score: Dario Marianelli
Editing: Ewa J. Lind
Production design: Ben Scott
Costume design: Ben Scott
Makeup / hair: Kirstin Chalmers
Sound: Howard Bargroff
Stunt coordinator: Gérard Lesage
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $92,767
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Far North (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 3,273 votes
MPAA: R

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Andres Gomez2014-09-25
★ 6/10
Interesting and psychological dark movie in spite of the glacial surrounding. The isolation feeling is well executed and the cast works quite well. However, you cannot help feeling that something is missing and could have been done better at the end of the story.

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