Sweden
2008/35mm/86mins
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Sunday 7 November 2.00PM – Dendy
Wednesday 3 November 6.30PM – Dendy
A teenage boy and his uncle deal with a wolf that threatens their family‘s herd of reindeer in this dramatically beautiful story of family politics and a dying way of life.
In the stunning far north of Sweden, a family is divided over whether it’s worth continuing the traditional herding of reindeer. Shunning school, teenager Nejla prefers to spend time on a skidoo watching the herd with his Uncle Klemens, while his parents run a hotel in town. When a wolf threatens the herd in calving season and Klemens gets an offer to sell the property, family loyalties are tested to the limit.
Swede Peter Stomare (better known for his versatile roles in Coen Brothers’ films) gives an imposing performance as Klemens, the man on whom everyone comes to depend.
“Stormare gives a commanding performance, and it‘s matched in intensity and purpose by newcomer Lundberg as that rare teenager more interested in preserving tradition than in playing vidgames” Eddie Cockrell, VARIETY
“It shows us, with cinematographic artistry, the root values that the minority culture must preserve within a dominant culture.” Jury, MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
WOLF
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Director Daniel Alfredson Writer Kerstin Ekman Producer Anita Oxburgh Cast Peter Stormare, Robin Lundberg, Marie Delleskog, Rolf Degerlund Print Source Miriam Films Films
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What a fantastic performance by Peter Stormare – as expected. I’ve yet to see him in anything that wasn’t great.
Brilliant direction and epic cinematography.
Overall, a great character-driven story – as all good films are.