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Pathfinder poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.8 / 100
1987·Action / Adventure / Drama·1h 26m

PATHFINDER

“When the invader comes...the hardest path to find is survival.”

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. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Sámi whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Sámi. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.

Above the Line
Nils Gaup·DirectorNils Gaup·ScreenplayErling Thurmann-Andersen·Director of PhotographyKjetil Bjerkestrand·MusicNils Pagh Andersen·Editor
Cast
Mikkel Gaup·AiginSvein Scharffenberg·Tchude ChiefIngvald Guttorm·VaterNils Utsi·RasteNils-Aslak Valkeapää·Siida-IsitHelgi Skúlason·Tchude with ScarJohn Sigurd Kristensen·Tchude StrongmanKnut Walle·Tchude InterpreterHenrik H. Buljo·DorakasSara Marit Gaup·Sahve
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 2
Nils Gaup·DirectorMadeleine Fant·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Nils Gaup·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Erling Thurmann-Andersen·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Nils Pagh Andersen·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Kjetil Bjerkestrand·MusicMarius Müller·MusicNils-Aslak Valkeapää·MusicNicolas Le Messurier·Sound Re-Recording MixerOtto Snel·Sound Re-Recording MixerJan Lindvik·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 2
Harald Egede-Nissen·Production DesignPer Mørk·Art Direction
Production· 1
John M. Jacobsen·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Christian Berrum·Gaffer
By the Numbers
78.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Pathfinder's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A0A
#226F7A
#71C7D8
Mood
Intense, Epic, Dark
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster depicts a fierce battle scene under a stormy, teal-colored sky. In the foreground, a man with dark hair and feathers, wearing minimal clothing, lunge”

actionadventuredrama
Key Elements
SpearViking LongshipHorned HelmetArmor
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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