Pathfinder
Original title: Ofelas
“When the invader comes...the hardest path to find is survival.”
1987 · 1 h 26 min
Cast
Mikkel Gaup Ingvald Guttorm Nils Utsi Henrik H. Buljo Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 
Helgi Skúlason
Credits
Written by: 
Nils Gaup
Plot
Around the year 1000, raiders called Tjuder roam northern Scandinavia, and a teenage boy who survives the massacre of his family must lead them away from his people.
Sinekatalog’s take
A spare, powerful Sámi adventure that was an Oscar nominee.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (6,028 votes)
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