Far North

This programme contains scenes of violence from the outset and throughout.

When I was born,

the shaman looked at my face and had a vision.

He said that I was cursed.

My mother was told to abandon me but she refused.

She lived away from the herders while she brought me up.

When I was of age I was forced out by the elders.

The shaman said I would bring harm

on anyone foolish enough to get close to me.

BARKING

Come.

Come, baby.

WHINING

DISTRESSED WHINING

Shhh.

DISTRESSED WHINING

It's OK.

WHIMPERING

How is the reindeer?

Tough.

Hmm.

Maybe next time we try one of the younger ones.

THEY GIGGLE

GIGGLES TURN TO SOBS

BOOMING AND BARKING

We have to go.

DOG WHINES AND BARKS

GENERAL COMMOTION AND SHOUTING

ENGINE STUTTERS

ENGINE STUTTERS

ICE CREAKS

DOGS WHIMPER AND BARK

No-one will find us here.

BARKING

DISTANT BELLS

HEAVY RUMBLING

Hey!

HEAVY RUMBLING

Come with us.

Lend a hand with the round-up.

Which hand?

It's beautiful.

SCRATCHING SOUNDS

SCRATCHING SOUNDS

DISTANT BELLS JANGLE

HOWLING

DOGS BARK

Yah!

Yah!

Way!

DOGS WHIMPER AND BARK

BOOMING AND SHOUTING

Help!

SHE GASPS

DOG BARKS

Please.

WIND HOWLS

MAN COUGHS

DOGS WHIMPER AND BARK

COUGHING

Who is that?

I don't know.

Where did he come from?

I found him on the ice.

But...

He would have died.

GASPING

HE PANTS

I'm Loki.

Anja.

That is Saiva.

You're lucky Saiva helped you.

She always told me, if I ever saw anyone on the tundra,

I must never go near them,

no matter what.

She told me I must chop off their head...

..and then ask if they needed help.

MOTOR STARTS

You try.

I knew it was there for a reason.

How can I repay you?

We'll see.

Bring us a reindeer.

We're hungry.

I'll try.

I promise.

There.

DOG BARKS

HE SNIFFS

FIRE CRACKLES

WHIRRING

MUSIC PLAYS

RADIO STATIC

MAN SINGS ON RADIO

Oh!

MUSIC FADES TO STATIC, THEN DIES OUT

WHIRRING

See?

STATIC

MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN ON RADIO

< That's Russian.

STATIC

MUSIC PLAYS

SHE GIGGLES

MUSIC FADES

< Again.

WHIRRING

MUSIC PLAYS

HE CHUCKLES

MUSIC FADES

WHIRRING

MAN SPEAKS ON RADIO

HE TUNES RADIO

MUSIC PLAYS

THEY CHUCKLE

LAUGHTER

DOG YELPS

Why are you here?

Soldiers came.

They took all the fit men.

They marked us...

..and sent us out on the tundra to clear the land.

Women, children...

..didn't matter.

We had to follow orders.

What happens if they find you?

They'll shoot me.

Once the sea freezes over, you must leave.

Yeah. But for now, you can stay.

What a mess.

What?

Comb my hair?

Give me.

COCKS GUN

GUN CLICKS

Get up.

You mustn't fall for him.

He'll hurt you.

One day he will vanish into the mist the way he came.

I like him.

Seen any dirty herders around here?

Guy's in shock, can't speak any more.

LAUGHTER

THEY SHOUT