Pathfinder (1987 film)

Pathfinder
International poster
Directed byNils Gaup
Written byNils Gaup
Produced byJohn M. Jacobsen
Starring
CinematographyErling Thurmann-Andersen
Music byNils-Aslak Valkeapää
Marius Müller
Kjetil Bjerkestrand
Distributed byInternational Film Exchange
Carolco Pictures (United States)
Release date
  • 3 September 1987 (1987-09-03)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorthern Sami
BudgetNOK17 million
Box officeNOK17.5 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.

  1. ^ Buddrus, Petra (29 January 1999). "Jacobsen's Ladder". Screen International. p. 19.
  2. ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 August 2015.