Stolen (Stöld)

- Where are you going? - I'm gonna look for birch crown.

The herd will soon arrive at the corral, so don't stray too far.

I won't.

I am a little nervous about marking the ear.

I don't know if I will remember all the cuts of the mark.

You will remember.

Your reindeer earmark is almost the same as your grandmother's.

You have an ancient earmark that you've inherited from your great-grandmother.

There you are! Dad has been waiting for you.

You're going to earmark your own calf today.

You have to remember to tell the calf

that you don't own it, you only have it on loan.

So, which one do you want?

Do you want that brown calf over there?

Uh-uh.

I want that one.

The white one?

- Yes. - That's a nice one.

- Nástegállu. - Is that the calf's name?

- Yes. - Hmm.

Cut off the tip of the ear first.

The náhppa.

Good.

And the other side.

And then you make a gieška.

Now make a slit down the bit that's left.

Well done, sweetie!

I don't own you. I only have you on loan.

Nástegállu!

You are spoiling her, Elsa.

But she needs to grow big and get strong.

Sweetie, if you feed her too much, she'll stop looking for lichen on her own.

I'll just give her a little bit more. I promise.

Hi, Lasse! Did you find any reindeer today?

No, I didn't. They're playing hide-and-seek with me.

Oh, goddammit!

And somebody set fire to Richard's fodder last night.

What the hell should we do about this, eh?

What are you talking about?

It's nothing, little sister.

You know, a reindeer with a star on its forehead brings luck.

- What? - It brings luck.

Oh.

How about sharing some of that luck with me?

I could do with some.

You can have half of it.

You'll give me half? That would do me well.

It would last me for as long as I've got days to live.

Do you want to swap Pokémon cards during break?

No. Alice and I are doing a thing.

Can't I come with you?

You're too... little.

What?

Hi!

One thousand, five hundred and thirty-nine.

Your assignment is to divide this number up in units.

Tens, hundreds and thousands.

Who would like to try?

Elsa?

Yes.

Are you daydreaming again?

No.

Listen, you have to concentrate.

I'm trying to.

Anyone else who wants to give it a go?

Hello, hello.

Easy.

Hi, Nástegállu.

Do you want some?

Shh.

You just go!

Fuck!

Are you okay, sweetie?

Let us go home on the snowmobile.

But surely you must be able to send someone?

This is just bullshit!

Like when?

No. Then it's better I come into the police station myself.

Bye.

They've never killed our calves before. I... I bet you it's that bastard again.

Robert Isaksson?

Hey, listen.

Did you see who did it?

You know that you can tell me anything, right?

Why were you there on your own?

Let us wait till tomorrow.

Want me to sleep in here tonight?

Please leave the light on.

Do you have an appointment?

No. But I spoke to Johan Dalman on the phone,

and he told me to come by and file a report.

- What's this about? - A killed reindeer.

Hmm.

Name?

Nástegállu.

I meant your name. Nils Johan, right?

Mmm. Nils Johan Stuorbma.

- How do you spell your surname? - Dad, I really need to pee.

Mmm, okay, but hurry up.

S-t-u-o-r-b-m-a.

Yes, I understand.

But you know, there are set regulations and...

It can't be that fucking complicated.

We can't risk another situation like the one we had with Micke.

That we really don't want. I mean, he had zero impulse control.

No, goddammit. For fuck's sake.

It's a miracle the rest of us came home alive.

Yeah, it was.

- Yeah. - Come, sit!

That was quick. Are you okay?

I've been told you went skiing by yourself to the herd?

Okay.

What did you see when you got there?

Go on, tell him.

My little calf.

Nástegállu.

She was all bloody.

Dead.

Did you see anyone else?

Are you sure about that?

Sweetie.

You have to tell the officer exactly what happened.

What do you say?

Did you see who it was?

Unfortunately, it'll be difficult for us to do anything

if we don't have any more information.

Look at this.

How do you think it feels for a child to find her own calf like this?

Maybe it's not that easy to talk about.

Yeah, but you don't think it's hurt itself

on a sharp part of the fence, or something?

Are you being serious?

Do you think it slit its own throat like this?

- Well... - What the fuck!

It didn't commit suicide!

You need to start investigating this.

It can't be like this every time we make a damn report!

Stuorbma!

You need to calm down.

We... We'll report the calf as stolen.

That's all we can do for the time being.

Dad, Dad?

- Mmm? - Dad?

What did the policeman mean by "stolen"?

Get in the car.

But...

Northern lights, northern lights

Lipp-lipp-li

Lard in your mouth, lipp-lipp-lii

Ax in your forehead, lipp-lipp-lii

Don't upset the northern lights, sweetie.

You see, it is the souls of the dead that are wandering up there.

Is Nástegállu in the northern lights?

Everyone who has ever lived on the earth walks with the northern lights.

Don't be sad that Nástegállu is gone.

You should be happy that she was here with you.

Did you hear that Heatta isn't going to feed his herd next winter?

Yeah, I heard. Yesterday, it was 41 degrees and rain.

Today it's below four degrees.

Look at this. The reindeer can't dig through this kind of crust.

Yeah, something's obviously up with the climate.

It never used to be like this.

How will my kids manage?

I just want to give them the chance to be able to choose this way of life.

And we have this thing with Nástegállu...

Elsa is struggling now.

Do you think you could try to cheer her up a little?

I can give it a try.

I've seen how much you like being with the reindeer.

It's hard work, though.

Yes, but I can manage.

Of course you can.

But you know, with small wings, you can't fly as high as the crow.

I'm not a crow.

No, you're not. You're just a little rascal!

So, you're absolutely sure you want to be a reindeer herder?

Yes, I'm sure.

I knew it the moment I looked into Nástegállu's eyes.

Why do they kill our reindeer?

Some people are just idiots.

They don't like or understand our way of life.

Why not?

They think we are a nuisance.

I want you to know

that you can always talk to me about anything,

whatever it might be.

I understand if you don't want to.

But you know...

secrets have a tendency to grow,

and can get very heavy to carry...

especially if you don't share them with anyone.

Hei, hei, hei, hei, hei, hei.

Let's go, let's go!

Hei, hei, hei, hei, hei, hei.

Elsa, did you bring your best lasso?

That's fine, take it easy.

Look at this!

Dad! Isn't this my unmarked calf?

Ah! Let's see how strong you are.

Stop playing around! Help me instead.