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Pathfinder (original title in Sami: Ofelaš; and in Norwegian: Veiviseren) is a 1987 Norwegian action-adventure film written and directed by Nils Gaup. It is based on an old Sami legend. It was the first full-length film in Sami, and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988. [2]
Apr 7, 1989 · Pathfinder: Directed by Nils Gaup. With Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo. A young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.
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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.
A young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder. Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjudes," roam in northern Scandinavia.
Continuing down the historical chase actioner rabbit hole with 1987’s Pathfinder aka Ofelaš/Veiviseren. While the loose remake was a Native American versus Viking story, this Norwegian original is immersed in indigenous Sami culture, taking care to showcase everyday life and folkloric traditions.
Pathfinder (original title in Sami: Ofelaš and in Norwegian: Veiviseren) is a 1987 Norwegian action-adventure film written and directed by Nils Gaup. The film is based on an old Sami legend. It was the first full-length film in Sami, and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988.