Far North

R

2007

1 hr. 29 min.

Crime

Drama

Romance

List

86%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

500+ Ratings

Audience Score

In the arctic, as Saiva (Michelle Yeoh) is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja (Michelle Krusiec), a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki (Sean Bean), an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

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Jerod S

Far North is savage in its plot, but its lack of dialogue and slow moving content (meant to mirror what would happen in the artic) almost freezes it. Michelle Yeoh is solid and will do anything to get the only man available.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/23

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Liam D

Asif Kapadia (The Warrior, The Return) atmospheric drama goes into some unhinged directions but the performances by Michelle Yeoh (Reign of Assassins, The Lady) and Sean Bean (The Big Empty, Soldiers of Fortune) make it worth watching

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/20/22

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Audience Member

Worst Movie Plot Ever!!!!!!!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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This movie has an aspect of East meets West, for the Inuits are killed and exploited by the westerners which I guess actually happened in the history. Two women living in a traditional lifestyle represents the remnant of Eastern or indigenous, collective world and the white man suddenly appears represents the other, individualistic world. And he begins to take what he wants from the woman who saved his life. He takes her daughter, making love in front of her mother, demanding half of her property, which would have risked the woman's life in such a harsh environment. If he really knew the way of living there and humbled himself to appreciate it, he could have done better. The unfortunate ending is bitter enough to balance the psychological conflict evoked in the viewers mind.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Review: I really didn't enjoy this film! I found it extremely slow and the fact that there's hardly any dialogue, didn't help. There's no depth to the three main characters and the random events didn't suit the flow of the film. The acting is average from Bean, Yeoh and Krusiec but they did make the whole wilderness feel to the movie, seem real. The ending was also disappointing because I was expecting Bean to react to Yeoh's strange mentality. The concept wasn't bad, because I can't imagine how it would be for 2 women, stuck in the middle of nowhere in horrendous, freezing cold conditions, struggling to find food, could be and when Saiva (Michelle Yeoh) and Anja (Michelle Krusiec were fighting for Loki's (Sean Bean) affections, the movie became more weird as it went along. The rape scene was quite emotional and the murder scene towards the end was quite shocking but from an entertainment point of view, I really found it quite dull and boring. Disappointing! Round-Up: Although Sean Bean has starred in some impressive movies and TV series like, The Game Of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Patriot Games, Goldeneye, Ronin, Troy, National Treasure, Flightplan, the Martian, Pixels and the hit TV series Sharpe, he still isn't highly rated in Hollywood, which is a shame because he really does deserve it. Personally I think that he has starred in more bad movies than good, which is why he makes some mediocre movies to stay in the limelight, until a bigger project comes along. With that aside, I think he's a good actor who can take on any challenge that is put to him, even though he seems to play the baddie most of the time. This movie was directed by, English born Asif Kapadia, who recently won an Oscar for the Amy documentary and also directed the highly rated Senna biopic. He's currently making another documentary about Maradona, which should be extremely interesting and I personally think that he should stick to biopics because this feature was quite terrible. I recommend this movie to people who are into their drama/romance/crime movies starring Sean Bean, Michelle Yeoh and Michelle Krusiec. 2/10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Intriguing, unusual film that explores how one's character is affected by what they are taught about themselves by others. There is no clearly discernable time/location, it contains elements both modern and old, but I think this was intentional. Some people might dislike the slow pace but I didn't find myself bored, especially with such great scenery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Asif Kapadia

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Michelle Yeoh

Saiva

Michelle Krusiec

Anja

Sean Bean

Loki

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Joe Clay

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[A] starkly beautiful, fable-like thriller shot in the Arctic Circle.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Apr 8, 2008

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Alissa Simon

Variety

If as much care were taken with script as with visuals, pic would have more impact.

Aug 31, 2007

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Anne Wollenberg

Filmstar Magazine

Eerie and absorbing.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2009

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

This is one tough and confronting film, its beauty only adding to the shock value

Mar 27, 2009

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The freaky finale kind of undermines any sympathy we might have built up, but it adds a level of classical storytelling that makes the film feel utterly timeless.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 15, 2007

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Synopsis

In the arctic, as Saiva (Michelle Yeoh) is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja (Michelle Krusiec), a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki (Sean Bean), an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

Director: Asif Kapadia
Executive Producer: Hengameh Panahi, Duncan Reid, Tessa Ross
Screenwriter: Asif Kapadia, Sara Maitland, Tim Miller
Production Co: The Bureau, Celluloid Dreams
Rating: R (Brief Sexuality|Some Violent Content|Some Disturbing Content)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2017

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