Pathfinder (2007) - full transcript
A young Viking boy is left behind at a hostile tribe of American Indians, whom eventually accept him into the tribe and raise him. A personal war begins for the young Viking when the Vikings return 15 years later and initiate a barbaric attack on the tribe and the woman he loves.
We are the People of the Dawn.
This land has been our home
for countless generations.
There is a prophecy that tells
of a creature swift of foot,
white as snow.
When he is seen,
change follows...
like a storm.
He can't stay with us.
His skin.
His eyes.
Like some kind of evil spirit
that has never seen the sun.
- A demon.
- He is not a demon.
He is a boy.
Blood runs true.
He will turn into a monster,
like his fathers.
If we put this child
in the cold to die,
who will be the monsters then?
The boy...
has destiny among the people.
He stays.
Who are you, little one?
Little savage.
Kill this vermin!
You are no son of mine!
Need help?
Ghost!
Over here!
No, come here!
Come here...
Come on, let's go!
Come on, over here!
Welcome. Your journey
has been...
You've come early
for the spring trade.
Since when
does the Pathfinder
come on a trading trip?
I come for more than trade.
Look, it's the quiet one!
Play for us.
Hi. How was your journey?
She's beautiful...
isn't she?
There was an avalanche
during the winter hunt.
How many dead?
Three of the four
hunting parties.
Among them, he who was to take
my place.
Have you chosen another?
It will be one of them.
But which one?
I do not know yet.
Your daughter has become
a woman, Pathfinder.
And we are turning into old men.
You've been old men
for some time.
Tonight we celebrate
the circle of the braves.
Perhaps you can lead the ritual.
What do you see?
The prophecy is coming
to fulfillment.
The People of the Dawn
have always had a Pathfinder.
Our tradition
obliges the people
to choose his successor.
Daughter...
He has yet to earn the right
to be here.
You are still haunted
by the demons from your past.
Until you face them,
you will never know
who you really are.
Then I will find my own path.
Son...
If I cannot be a brave...
...then who am I?
You were born to the Dragon Men,
but you are ours.
Farewell.
Bye! See you next year!
Farewell. See you next year.
Look what I got!
A flute!
Good-bye, son.
Good-bye, father.
I won't be gone long.
Oh, so pretty.
Good-bye, mother.
Mmm.
- Be safe, my boy.
- Hey, Ghost!
Oh.
No, go.
Come on.
Don't go too far by yourself.
How come you're always
so serious?
I'm here to look after you.
Will you take care
of my doll too?
Both of you, I promise.
Go with her.
Mother.
Wait!
Show some respect for our host.
Even though they are savages,
they should be
treated with honor.
Death by the blade!
This one looks different.
Maybe this
one can use a sword.
Take it away before
he hurts himself.
Bring me his head!
This savage knows our ways.
Hyah!
Where is his head?
I lost him.
Damn you!
He'll lead us
to the next village.
I want to kill them all.
Good. Wipe them out
and cleanse this land
before we settle here.
It's over there.
I heard it too.
Father, those tracks...
Eh...
Get away.
He's bleeding.
Father!
He is close.
You must sleep.
And so must I.
What is it you dream of?
Our friend
is not to be feared.
This bears the mark
of the Dragon People.
It is they who hunt him.
What if they come here?
They will
kill you all.
Down to the last man,
woman and child.
They may let one of you escape
so they can follow you
to the next village.
But they will cut out
your tongue first,
so you can warn no one.
I've seen them do it.
What about your village?
They're dead.
They will follow
your trail here.
I told you to leave me.
You should have listened.
Then we will stand and fight.
They all carry these weapons,
and they're covered in a skin
that arrows of stone
cannot pierce.
Run and you may live.
Fight them...
Search the cave!
You two must
lead our people to the bay.
Head west through the mountains.
When you reach the mark
at the fork,
follow the trail east.
Spring has come early.
And the west trail is not safe.
There is a danger of avalanche.
We've lost enough lives.
What will you do?
Kill as many as I can.
And after?
There'll be no after.
Father...
You can't just let him go.
He must find his own way.
His heart is full of vengeance.
Go!
Go back!
Hah! Hah!
Go! Go with the others!
Hurry, hurry, come on.
Let's go.
Come, come on, hurry.
Move, move, come on.
- Go, let's go. Keep moving.
- Come on, come on.
- My doll!
- Don't...
This is the canyon
where all paths converge.
Yeah.
We'll greet them here.
She is gone.
Pathfinder told us
to stay together...
to get to the bay.
So we can hide like mice?
I will find her, bring her back!
And the Dragon Leader's head.
You're not going because
of the Dragon People.
You're going because
she went back to him.
We'll go east...
as the Pathfinder said.
The ashes are still warm.
They are close!
Put the torches out.
Twig.
Spear.
What are you doing here?
That is a question
you must ask yourself.
You speak in riddles, old man.
Just say what you mean.
There is a decision before you.
Trust what I tell you.
I trust in this.
A sword...
can cut two ways.
My father says
you are full of vengeance.
You cannot be here.
There are two wolves fighting
in every man's heart.
One is love, the other is hate.
Well, which one wins?
The one you feed the most.
Who are they?
Why do they come here?
They're beasts.
They live for slaughter...
plunder.
They live and die by the sword.
It is in their blood.
Is it in your blood?
They are coming.
Now!
We'll meet back at the cave.
Wait. Not yet.
No!
Look!
Go get him!
Come on.
No. Find her.
Protect her.
This is my journey.
And it lies upon
a different path.
Go on!
Go on!
I can't see anything.
Shh.
Son of a whore isn't here!
This will make him come out.
No.
Don't.
No. No.
Have you had enough
of your vengeance yet?
There!
Tell
me where the next village is.
Take him!
She came back and changed
what I could not.
Hyah!
If you are not strong
enough to kill the bear,
use the bear's strength
to kill it.
Take my path.
And I will take yours.
Hyah!
Tell me!
Rip him apart!
Now will you tell
me where the villagers are?
Many years ago,
a ship came here.
On board was a boy...
the son of a great
Viking warrior.
I knew your father.
Where are they?
Wait!
I will take you there.
I will be your Pathfinder
if you let her live.
I knew you could
speak like a human.
Gunnar! An eye for an eye!
I decide who dies.
I remember the home
of the Dragon Men.
The endless winter.
They know snow and ice
like no other living men.
But they know nothing
of our spring.
Where have they gone?
Wait! Wait!
Over the mountains.
I know where they went.
Then lead on.
Over here!
Let's go.
They'll find the others.
What are you doing?
What your father taught me.
Get up, you clumsy bitch!
We go west.
That leads us
away from the coast!
Ah...
Do you think me a fool, boy?
I'm telling the truth.
Bring the bitch.
Over here!
Move!
We should go around the ice.
He's trying to slow us down.
No.
It's safer to go
around the lake.
We are not cowards!
So you have become
the Pathfinder
for the Dragon People.
Good.
I'm dying.
Don't complain to me about it.
Anyway, you can't die yet.
You're not done.
This is for the next Pathfinder.
Who?
You already know.
Get him out!
Let him die!
It was your idea
to cross the ice,
and we still need him.
Is it cold, you bastard?
We'll go around the lake.
The lost hunting party.
Oh.
Let's tie ourselves together.
The path is too dangerous.
Then you lead the way.
Tie yourselves together!
She stays tied to me.
He's leading us nowhere.
I want you to hit me.
What?
Hit me.
Hit me!
Enough, bitch!
You are the son of a Viking.
Show it!
Show it!
Here!
Come to me.
Listen to me!
Leave!
No!
No, I'm not going to leave you!
Go!
Trust me.
Please!
Go!
You chose savages over
your own kind!
Die, crying boy...
because you could not
remember who you are!
I know who I am!
I know who I am!
Do it.
Give me death by the sword.
I am the last of your kind
in this cursed land.
You're not my kind.
Look, over here!
Look, over here!
They're gone.
The spirit of the prophecy...
has come full-circle.
Like my father before me,
I became the Pathfinder
to the People of the Dawn.
He watched over the coast,
always over the coast,
looking for signs
of the Dragon Men,
to keep the wolves of hate
away from our shores.
He had found his path
of two peoples.
He was neither...
yet he was both.
He changed my life...
and the destiny of our people.
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This land has been our home
for countless generations.
There is a prophecy that tells
of a creature swift of foot,
white as snow.
When he is seen,
change follows...
like a storm.
He can't stay with us.
His skin.
His eyes.
Like some kind of evil spirit
that has never seen the sun.
- A demon.
- He is not a demon.
He is a boy.
Blood runs true.
He will turn into a monster,
like his fathers.
If we put this child
in the cold to die,
who will be the monsters then?
The boy...
has destiny among the people.
He stays.
Who are you, little one?
Little savage.
Kill this vermin!
You are no son of mine!
Need help?
Ghost!
Over here!
No, come here!
Come here...
Come on, let's go!
Come on, over here!
Welcome. Your journey
has been...
You've come early
for the spring trade.
Since when
does the Pathfinder
come on a trading trip?
I come for more than trade.
Look, it's the quiet one!
Play for us.
Hi. How was your journey?
She's beautiful...
isn't she?
There was an avalanche
during the winter hunt.
How many dead?
Three of the four
hunting parties.
Among them, he who was to take
my place.
Have you chosen another?
It will be one of them.
But which one?
I do not know yet.
Your daughter has become
a woman, Pathfinder.
And we are turning into old men.
You've been old men
for some time.
Tonight we celebrate
the circle of the braves.
Perhaps you can lead the ritual.
What do you see?
The prophecy is coming
to fulfillment.
The People of the Dawn
have always had a Pathfinder.
Our tradition
obliges the people
to choose his successor.
Daughter...
He has yet to earn the right
to be here.
You are still haunted
by the demons from your past.
Until you face them,
you will never know
who you really are.
Then I will find my own path.
Son...
If I cannot be a brave...
...then who am I?
You were born to the Dragon Men,
but you are ours.
Farewell.
Bye! See you next year!
Farewell. See you next year.
Look what I got!
A flute!
Good-bye, son.
Good-bye, father.
I won't be gone long.
Oh, so pretty.
Good-bye, mother.
Mmm.
- Be safe, my boy.
- Hey, Ghost!
Oh.
No, go.
Come on.
Don't go too far by yourself.
How come you're always
so serious?
I'm here to look after you.
Will you take care
of my doll too?
Both of you, I promise.
Go with her.
Mother.
Wait!
Show some respect for our host.
Even though they are savages,
they should be
treated with honor.
Death by the blade!
This one looks different.
Maybe this
one can use a sword.
Take it away before
he hurts himself.
Bring me his head!
This savage knows our ways.
Hyah!
Where is his head?
I lost him.
Damn you!
He'll lead us
to the next village.
I want to kill them all.
Good. Wipe them out
and cleanse this land
before we settle here.
It's over there.
I heard it too.
Father, those tracks...
Eh...
Get away.
He's bleeding.
Father!
He is close.
You must sleep.
And so must I.
What is it you dream of?
Our friend
is not to be feared.
This bears the mark
of the Dragon People.
It is they who hunt him.
What if they come here?
They will
kill you all.
Down to the last man,
woman and child.
They may let one of you escape
so they can follow you
to the next village.
But they will cut out
your tongue first,
so you can warn no one.
I've seen them do it.
What about your village?
They're dead.
They will follow
your trail here.
I told you to leave me.
You should have listened.
Then we will stand and fight.
They all carry these weapons,
and they're covered in a skin
that arrows of stone
cannot pierce.
Run and you may live.
Fight them...
Search the cave!
You two must
lead our people to the bay.
Head west through the mountains.
When you reach the mark
at the fork,
follow the trail east.
Spring has come early.
And the west trail is not safe.
There is a danger of avalanche.
We've lost enough lives.
What will you do?
Kill as many as I can.
And after?
There'll be no after.
Father...
You can't just let him go.
He must find his own way.
His heart is full of vengeance.
Go!
Go back!
Hah! Hah!
Go! Go with the others!
Hurry, hurry, come on.
Let's go.
Come, come on, hurry.
Move, move, come on.
- Go, let's go. Keep moving.
- Come on, come on.
- My doll!
- Don't...
This is the canyon
where all paths converge.
Yeah.
We'll greet them here.
She is gone.
Pathfinder told us
to stay together...
to get to the bay.
So we can hide like mice?
I will find her, bring her back!
And the Dragon Leader's head.
You're not going because
of the Dragon People.
You're going because
she went back to him.
We'll go east...
as the Pathfinder said.
The ashes are still warm.
They are close!
Put the torches out.
Twig.
Spear.
What are you doing here?
That is a question
you must ask yourself.
You speak in riddles, old man.
Just say what you mean.
There is a decision before you.
Trust what I tell you.
I trust in this.
A sword...
can cut two ways.
My father says
you are full of vengeance.
You cannot be here.
There are two wolves fighting
in every man's heart.
One is love, the other is hate.
Well, which one wins?
The one you feed the most.
Who are they?
Why do they come here?
They're beasts.
They live for slaughter...
plunder.
They live and die by the sword.
It is in their blood.
Is it in your blood?
They are coming.
Now!
We'll meet back at the cave.
Wait. Not yet.
No!
Look!
Go get him!
Come on.
No. Find her.
Protect her.
This is my journey.
And it lies upon
a different path.
Go on!
Go on!
I can't see anything.
Shh.
Son of a whore isn't here!
This will make him come out.
No.
Don't.
No. No.
Have you had enough
of your vengeance yet?
There!
Tell
me where the next village is.
Take him!
She came back and changed
what I could not.
Hyah!
If you are not strong
enough to kill the bear,
use the bear's strength
to kill it.
Take my path.
And I will take yours.
Hyah!
Tell me!
Rip him apart!
Now will you tell
me where the villagers are?
Many years ago,
a ship came here.
On board was a boy...
the son of a great
Viking warrior.
I knew your father.
Where are they?
Wait!
I will take you there.
I will be your Pathfinder
if you let her live.
I knew you could
speak like a human.
Gunnar! An eye for an eye!
I decide who dies.
I remember the home
of the Dragon Men.
The endless winter.
They know snow and ice
like no other living men.
But they know nothing
of our spring.
Where have they gone?
Wait! Wait!
Over the mountains.
I know where they went.
Then lead on.
Over here!
Let's go.
They'll find the others.
What are you doing?
What your father taught me.
Get up, you clumsy bitch!
We go west.
That leads us
away from the coast!
Ah...
Do you think me a fool, boy?
I'm telling the truth.
Bring the bitch.
Over here!
Move!
We should go around the ice.
He's trying to slow us down.
No.
It's safer to go
around the lake.
We are not cowards!
So you have become
the Pathfinder
for the Dragon People.
Good.
I'm dying.
Don't complain to me about it.
Anyway, you can't die yet.
You're not done.
This is for the next Pathfinder.
Who?
You already know.
Get him out!
Let him die!
It was your idea
to cross the ice,
and we still need him.
Is it cold, you bastard?
We'll go around the lake.
The lost hunting party.
Oh.
Let's tie ourselves together.
The path is too dangerous.
Then you lead the way.
Tie yourselves together!
She stays tied to me.
He's leading us nowhere.
I want you to hit me.
What?
Hit me.
Hit me!
Enough, bitch!
You are the son of a Viking.
Show it!
Show it!
Here!
Come to me.
Listen to me!
Leave!
No!
No, I'm not going to leave you!
Go!
Trust me.
Please!
Go!
You chose savages over
your own kind!
Die, crying boy...
because you could not
remember who you are!
I know who I am!
I know who I am!
Do it.
Give me death by the sword.
I am the last of your kind
in this cursed land.
You're not my kind.
Look, over here!
Look, over here!
They're gone.
The spirit of the prophecy...
has come full-circle.
Like my father before me,
I became the Pathfinder
to the People of the Dawn.
He watched over the coast,
always over the coast,
looking for signs
of the Dragon Men,
to keep the wolves of hate
away from our shores.
He had found his path
of two peoples.
He was neither...
yet he was both.
He changed my life...
and the destiny of our people.
Captioned by SDI Media