Far North (2007 film)


Far North is an independently produced film by director Asif Kapadia, based on a short story by Sara Maitland. It was screened at various film festivals in 2007 and 2008 before a US DVD release on September 23, 2008.

Once again going back to the present, Anja and Loki spender and more time together during the following months. One night when Saiva is out hunting, they have intercourse. Loki eventually fulfills his promise on killing a reindeer. As their love builds up, Loki and Anje plan on leaving to go to civilization and have a family of their own. When Anja tells this to Saiva one evening, Saiva is speechless. As tension builds up Saivas mind gets more and more worked up with depression of her daughters leave even when Anja asks her to come with them she is speechless. That night Loki goes out hunting. When Anja returns to the yurt, Saiva tricks Anja into combing her hair and chokes Anja to death with her own hair,in a scene reminiscent of the opening scene. She then skins Anjas face and disguises herself with it. When Loki comes back, he has sex with Saiva, assuming that she is Anja, but he then discovers Saivas identitity. Petrified, he flees the yurt naked into the frozen tundra. The film ends with Saiva sobbing alone in her yurt.

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