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Realização:
Daniel AlfredsonArgumento:
Kerstin EkmanCâmara:
Jörgen PerssonMúsica:
Adam NordénElenco:
Peter Stormare, Anitta Suikkari, Ingar Helge Gimle, Annika Nordin, Åke Arvidsson, Svante Martin, Marie Delleskog, Bo Samuelson, Sven Henriksen (mais)Sinopses(1)
The Sami (also known as Lapps) are the indigenous people of northern Sweden; they have their own language, culture, faith and ways. And a large part of this culture involves the herding of reindeer. Klemens is a Sami who would like to keep with the old ways of reindeer herding but is pressured by family and others in the village to sell the herd and let his 18-year-old nephew Nejla go off to school instead of learning how to keep the animals. When Klemens' reindeer herd is attacked by a wolf, he and Nejla go out on their snowmobiles to survey the damage and they soon find the culprit. Klemens sends his nephew home. He would like to kill the wolf, but prefers doing it alone. Wolves are an endangered species and anyone caught can be jailed for up to four years according to Swedish law. Klemens doesn't want Nejla implicated. So he sets out after the wolf alone, but when he finds the predator he also finds that his nephew has had the same idea. Who will do the deed? And if the crime is eventually uncovered, who will take the blame? (texto oficial do distribuidor)
(mais)Críticas (1)
I'm glad I watched Wolf, a solid Nordic film that turned out to be more than just a story about chasing a wolf across the remote northern wilderness. What starts off seeming like a simple man vs. nature tale quickly dives into the absurdity of a Swedish law that forbids killing wolves due to their low population. Violating this law could land you in prison for up to four years. It's interesting—and maybe a little reassuring—to see that it's not just my country that has its share of ridiculous laws. Turns out Sweden, and other surrounding nations, have their own baffling regulations too. What I really appreciated was how the filmmakers tackled this issue with a hard-hitting approach that only Scandinavian cinema seems to nail. The ending? Purely Nordic—brutal, but also a stark reminder of how life really is. You’ve got to fight your battles, and sometimes you just have to live with the reality that things aren’t going to change. I don't envy those who have to manage reindeer herds in the north. Those frustrating Swedish laws might just wipe out their entire way of life before long.
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