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Far North
“In this brutal land, a stranger threatens their survival.”
6.0 / 10• 2008• 1h 29m•R• English
DramaThrillerRomanceCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michelle Yeoh
Saiva
Lead
Michelle Krusiec
Anja
Sean Bean
Loki
Gary Pillai
Ivar
BØ
Bjarne Østerud
Shaman
SH
Sven Henriksen
Ivar's father
NA
Neeru Agarwal
Ivar's mother
Per Egil Aske
Andrei
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Asif Kapadia's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Far North is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
