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Pathfinder (1987 film)
| Pathfinder | |
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| Directed by | Nils Gaup |
| Written by | Nils Gaup |
| Produced by | John M. Jacobsen |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Erling Thurmann-Andersen |
| Music by | Nils-Aslak Valkeapää Marius Müller Kjetil Bjerkestrand |
| Distributed by | International Film Exchange Carolco Pictures (United States) |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Northern Sami |
| Budget | NOK17 million |
| Box office | NOK17.5 million[1] |
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] The leading role was played by Mikkel Gaup as Aigin. Nils-Aslak Valkeapää played one of the parts as well as writing the music to the film, together with Kjetil Bjerkestrand and Marius Müller.
- ^ Buddrus, Petra (29 January 1999). "Jacobsen's Ladder". Screen International. p. 19.
- ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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