Varg
Varg
Réalisation:
Daniel AlfredsonScénario:
Kerstin EkmanPhotographie:
Jörgen PerssonMusique:
Adam NordénActeurs·trices:
Peter Stormare, Anitta Suikkari, Ingar Helge Gimle, Annika Nordin, Åke Arvidsson, Svante Martin, Marie Delleskog, Bo Samuelson, Sven Henriksen (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(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? (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (1)
I am glad I saw this Nordic film called The Wolf. At first, it seems like the film will be about nothing else than chasing a wolf through the Nordic barren landscape, but that's not entirely true. This film actually delves into an incredibly stupid law that exists in Sweden, namely the ban on killing wolves due to their low population. If it happens, the person can face up to four years in prison. It is interesting that not only the Czech Republic has stupid laws created by a stupid government, but also Sweden and other neighboring countries are similarly affected in this case. It is also interesting that the creators of this film shot it in a way that harshly shows all the problems associated with this case, as perhaps no other nation can. The ending then seemed classically cruelly Nordic to me, until I realized that this is just life and a person must fight with it for as long as they are on this earth. I do not envy those who take care of the reindeer herd in the north. Those stupid Swedish laws will soon completely negate the only purpose of their livelihood.
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