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Pathfinder

When the invader comes...the hardest path to find is survival.

19877.01h 26m

Overview

Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the family's teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Sámi whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Sámi. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.

Directed by Nils Gaup
Written by Nils Gaup
Produced by John M. Jacobsen
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Top Cast

Mikkel Gaup

Mikkel Gaup

Aigin

Svein Scharffenberg

Svein Scharffenberg

Tchude Chief

Ingvald Guttorm

Ingvald Guttorm

Vater

Nils Utsi

Nils Utsi

Raste

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

Siida-Isit

Helgi Skúlason

Helgi Skúlason

Tchude with Scar

John Sigurd Kristensen

John Sigurd Kristensen

Tchude Strongman

Knut Walle

Knut Walle

Tchude Interpreter

H

Henrik H. Buljo

Dorakas

S

Sara Marit Gaup

Sahve

Themes & Keywords

chaseloss of loved onemass murderlaplandspurrevengesnowmiddle ages (476-1453)11th century

About Pathfinder

Pathfinder is a adventure film released in 1987 exploring themes of chase, loss of loved one, mass murder, lapland, spur, revenge. Directed by Nils Gaup, it stars Mikkel Gaup, Svein Scharffenberg, Ingvald Guttorm. Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the family's teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Sámi whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Sámi. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.

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