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What do you think, Nuka?

- Naja.

Hello.

- Where have you been?

In the colony. Here you go.

What is it?

- See for yourself.

Isn't it neat?

Stoffer, come here.

The schooner's on its way.

Nuka, look how it's done.

Like that.

Look, there's the schooner.

Yes. There it is.

Come on, Stoffer.

Let's go greet the lady.

That's Sermilik.

- Thank you.

Hello.

- Hello. Come on down.

Thank you.

I'll take that.

- Thank you.

Sorry.

- You better sit down.

Come on! Let's go!

Mikkel, get some more men.

We have to load these barrels.

Please hurry.

- Yes.

So you live here alone?

- There are 200 of us.

So, it'll be a few days

before the next ship out?

I actually have no idea.

Oh, you have a greenhouse.

- It was my predecessor's.

I don't use it.

This way.

This way.

This is Naja my housekeeper.

Hello. Eva Nygaard.

- It's in here.

It's not too bad,

if you're not too particular.

Have you been here long?

Don't you know about me?

- No.

Everybody else does. Why don't you?

Haven't you spoken to Mariboe?

Are they not gossiping about me?

- We're in sheltered waters.

I came to see my boyfriend,

but he had found somebody else.

I've been here a week.

I just want to go home!

Don't you want

something to eat first?

I'll try to calm down.

Dinner's served.

- No thank you.

Well.

Let me have dinner, then!

- Yes.

Have you knocked?

- No.

Good morning.

Coffee's ready.

Damnation.

I'm going to check the blubber.

This looks good.

Good.

That's no good.

No good. No good.

Get these done properly.

This one's good.

Good.

Good. Good.

Where's Pavia?

- Gone hunting.

Now look. I'm going to

hit them all with the whip.

Set them up once more, will you?

Mr. Manager.

I have no money.

You give me tobacco.

- Get a job.

Very bad arm.

Wife, small kids.

Need food.

We all have to work.

Very bad arm. Very bad.

- That might be true.

But it's the last time.

Come on.

Haven't you done the dishes yet?

What have you been doing all day?

She hasn't been out yet?

- No.

Is she just going to stay in there?

You've been lying there for two days.

Aren't you hungry?

No, thank you.

- Are you just going to lie there?

Any news about the ship?

No, but if there were, I'd have

jumped in here overjoyed.

Then you could get going.

Let me tell you one thing, lady.

My rulebook doesn't specify how to

treat lovelorn ladies.

When other people get mistreated,

they don't cry about it for days.

Was he that great? Others have lost

boyfriends without so much drama.

Do something. Go outside.

Do whatever you want,

as long as you do something.

Anything else you want to say?

No. Not really.

Food's served.

I'm not hungry.

Well I never

She went into the hills

in her little shoes?

Damnation.

Put something in this.

- Are you going?

She can't stay up there,

can she? Get to it.

How to find a needle in a haystack?

Come on.

Hello? Hello? Help me!

Hello? Help me!

He) me!

Look. A motor boat.

Thank you. Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Go get the boat ready. Hurry.

Naja.

- Have you been looking for me?

You've been up there for hours

without telling anyone.

I got lost.

- Of course.

Put some more in this.

We have to leave right away.

We're going north.

Maybe there's a ship in Uummannaq.

A ship has arrived?

- No, I've got a boat.

Please pack your suitcase.

Alright.

Coffee?

- No thanks.

Where are we going?

- Uummannaq.

Is it far?

Eight hours. Maybe more.

There's fog ahead.

What was that?

- Ice.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

This boat can sink for all I care.

- Don't joke about that.

Kt com happen.

- We no 'yoke.

Now what?

Watch out!

Where are we?

We had to go back.

We're going home after breakfast.

So we won't make it to the ship?

- No.

Did you sleep here?

- Yes.

I'm inconveniencing you.

- Yes.

Thank you.

Go ahead.

Women who aren't fit for Greenland

should stay away from here.

Men who don't understand anything

should shut up.

Maybe I'm not fit for Greenland.

You and my boyfriend agree on that.

Then you can't do anything.

Why are you so mean?

- Mean?

I didn't get lost on purpose, -

and it wasn't me who wanted to go

out on that filthy little boat.

You boss people around

and think you own Greenland.

I didn't mean it that way.

You act so brutish.

I'm not used to female company.

- That's easy to tell.

Coffee?

Thank you.

Why do you want to get rid of me?

You want to go home, don't you?

And you want to be alone.

- Yes. Maybe.

Have you always been alone?

I used to be married, -

but she couldn't stand being here.

It got on her nerves.

She went home.

But you stayed?

I went out on expeditions.

Fishing.

Then I got the offer

to go back to Sermilik.

Did you miss it?

- I suppose so.

They say

people always miss Greenland.

What makes people miss Greenland?

I don't know. It's hard to

understand, especially for women.

Life's primitive and hard.

But it's really simple, too.

No frills.

There's no room for that.

It's about the simple things.

Hunger and thirst.

Nature, the weather

There are enough problems.

Traveling by sledge. Sailing.

Every time it's life or death.

Everything's vast and violent.

You have to really struggle.

That's what one misses.

Don't you miss people?

The Greenlanders call their land

the land of the people.

You don't know Greenland

and the Greenlanders.

It's not enough to live here. You

have to live with them to know them.

You have to be here in the winter,

where everything is buried in ice.

You still have to get food

for the women and children.

The men go on

endless hunting trips by sledge.

Or they're in their kayaks

in the freezing cold.

They sit for days without moving.

Legs stretched out before them.

Patiently waiting.

When you've experienced that, you

understand the joy of the catch.

Nuka's caught his first seal.

When it showed up I shot it.

And then I rowed and I rowed.

What happened?

- Someone's caught a seal.

Who caught the seal?

- Nuka.

Really? Bravo, Nuka.

You're a great hunter.

Thank you.

What is it?

- The liver. Taste Nuka's seal.

But it's raw.

- Taste it. It's healthy.

Tonight, we'll have a party.

Caecilie's having a kaffemik.

Wear a dress if you have one.

That's good, Frederiksminde.

Nothing further. Goodbye.

Pavia, your motor boat's

arrived at Frederiksminde.

It's arrived?

- Yes. Let's go get it.

Is the kaffemik on?

- You are welcome.

Is this alright?

- I say.

What do you think, Pavia?

- It's pretty.

It's beautiful.

Come on. Let's go.

Come to the party.

Maybe.

The food's ready.

It tastes wonderful.

- Hello. Hello.

Has everyone had enough meat?

Thanks, plenty.

It tasted really good.

Have a seat.

I'll bring you some coffee.

Thanks, Caecilie.

We're good.

I hope you're full.

- That's the way it's supposed to be.

They're still living like this?

- Many are.

The older ones, especially,

don't want to give up their huts.

Mother Caecilie, don't you want to

live in Pavia's new house?

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