Yohan - Barnevandrer Page #3

Synopsis: With his family struggling to survive in late1890s Norway and his father leaving on a ship for America to earn much needed money, 10-year-old Yohan devises some plans of his own to help his family. However, his jealous older brother has other ideas, and, unbeknown to their parents, he signs a contract with an agent for Yohan to become a farm laborer. Now consigned to being a child wanderer, Yohan is sent off to work on a faraway farm providing cheap labor. Yohan embarks on a long, rugged journey filled with danger, loneliness and feelings of abandonment. Along the way, he meets up with two other child wanderers, 8 year-old Anna and her younger brother. Together with other child wanderers and led by the menacing boy Aslak, the group makes its way on foot through the countryside with Yohan finally arriving at the farm where he is told to work. He becomes a shepherd boy, protecting the farmer's livestock from wolves and grizzly bears. His boss, Nome, is a harsh disciplinarian and a tough
Genre: Drama, Family
Director(s): Grete Salomonsen
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Year:
2010
125 min
19 Views


where the fox den is?

Not even if you ask a million times.

Anna!

Anna!

Anna!

There's a bear behind you!

Get away!

Scramble!

- Hello! Go away!

- Wait!

Get away!

Why are you running?

Move off!

I didn't know

you were a shepherd at Eikeli's.

He's strict.

And you're sweaty.

I'll race you to the top!

Let's go down to the lake.

Gullsi? Rosa?

You're playing with the girl

next door and forgetting my cows?

I'm sorry.

Be glad Rakel and Tobias found them.

After you have eaten, you can

chop wood for the rest of the night.

What have you done?

I'm not allowed to give you butter.

What happened?

Anna from Eikeli's farm...

She screamed.

I ran over.

I chased away a bear.

But didn't you tell Nome?

Your father

would be very proud of you.

Take this shawl. It will keep you

warm when you're out shepherding.

Yohan!

- Are you injured?

- Eikeli... He...

Has he hit you?

The bear came back and I

scared it off. But the cows went mad.

And Rosa stepped in a fox trap.

It hurts.

You're burning up.

- Do you feel better now?

- A little bit. But my feet are cold.

Place your feet in here.

Nice and warm, huh?

Being a shepherd can

be a stinky job sometimes.

Come here.

It'll soon pass.

I need to go back to the cows.

Stay under this tree, okay?

- Oh, there he is.

- Yohan!

Where is the shawl?

Have you lost the shawl

I gave Katrine?

No, I just lent it to a girl

that was sick.

Oh, stop horsing around.

- You're soaked!

- The girl next door? Eikeli's girl?

Let me get you a shirt.

Here, drink this.

Anna?

Hi.

- Where's Anna?

- None of your business.

- Is she sick?

- You're crossing the border!

- Just tell me if she's sick.

- She's dead.

- You're lying. You're lying!

- You're crossing the border again!

If any of your cows cross over

to my side, I will kill you!

Your farmer must be crazy.

No!

Get away!

I told you to leave!

How dare you?

You will neverleave my cows again!

Do you hear me?

Gustav, Katrine.

You've got a job to do!

Yohan!

She's dead.

Yohan...

Rasmus! Rasmus!

Come here.

Help me up. Thank you.

- Do you need a hand with...

- No, does it look like I need help?

- Help the horse into the stable.

- Yes. Come on.

What's that noise?

Get her to shut up orI will.

Anna?

Anna, you're not dead?

No, but a message came from home.

- Mother is dead.

- I want to go home!

We have to live here.

- Does he hit you too?

- I only played with the animals.

Yohan, can you take Olai with you

if I don't get better?

Stop it. You will get well.

I will go to Arendal

and get an orange.

Then we can escape from here.

- Do you have oranges?

- No, not today.

Dried fish?

Would you like some strawberries?

Johannes Aamot. What a surprise.

Already back from the seven seas.

I'm always at your service, you know.

Have you already forgotten?

I'm not interested in your services.

Well, it was just a joy for me

to arrange work for your son.

Which son?

Next challenger!

How much do you bet?

Who dares to fight

the oriental man?

Grassboy, you've gotten so big!

What are you doing here?

So you thought

you could just run away.

What a tragedy.

I just ran into your father,

Johannes.

He was so glad to hear that you were

going to make 60 crowns.

But then Aslak

finds you running away.

What am I now going

to tell your father?

What will they think when I tell them

their dear son ran away from work?

Well, I'm going to be nice to you.

Prepare the wagon.

We'll take him back right away.

Magda?

Are you there?

Tell Mr Seland I'll be back later

if he comes by while I'm out.

- Sorry.

- Come here, you rascal!

You little crook.

You are coming with me.

I've seen you, little rascal.

Yohan, is it you?

Pardon the boy, Mrs Gimle.

His name is Yohan.

He's a music lover.

Can he stay untill'm finished?

But, of course.

Come here and sit down, Yohan.

Thank you, Mrs Gimle.

Yohan, did you bring your flute?

Come on.

Do you remember that song

we sang on the way to Kristiansand?

Take a bow.

Terrific, Yohan!

Now have some food.

You were the hero of the day.

Anna is really sick.

She will die.

The farmer hits her and Olai too.

I think I know someone we can ask.

Someone who can help us.

- Look, ladies! Yussuf's brass pots.

- And look at our rings!

They're beautiful!

Fantastic!

- May I see?

- Hello!

They're in the attic.

- Are you ready?

- If anyone comes, I'll sing out.

What's this?

The very best.

Good for you. Good for your husband.

Good for your aunt.

Keep watch here.

- I told you to stay away.

- Look at these rings!

Olai? Anna?

Don't be afraid.

These are very good

for your moustache and muscles.

Very good.

Buy some for your mother!

- Don't you recognise me? I'm Jan.

- Jan?

- Come on down.

- Are we going home?

Rasmus...

Get some more torches.

- Look, brass pot. Cheap, not expensive.

- No, get out of my way.

- Careful.

- We have many nice knives. Come!

Someone's coming!

I am certain I saw

bear tracks here yesterday.

If Eikeli says bear is in cave,

then bear is in cave.

But I saw him standing there!

No. Bear... here.

- The bear is here.

- Oh, come on!

- Can I come up now?

- Yes, hurry.

- That's it for today.

- Thanks.

Thank you, nice farmer.

Such people should not be allowed

to have children at their farm.

She sleeps all day...

All she does is sleep.

Anna!

Anna!

Play.

No, stop! When Anna is well,

we celebrate with party. Not now!

Go to bed so you'll get better.

Anna gets better and better,

Lexya gets worse and worse.

Come. There is an old friend

I would like you to meet.

Good morning.

Good morning!

Sorry, I didn't mean to...

I'm a bit jumpy these days.

An aggressive bear is roaming about.

Aggressive?

- Is this the Nome farm?

- Yes.

Is my son Yohan Aamot here?

I thought he had left the cows.

When we found the cow that had been

killed by the bear, it was too late.

- Yohan was gone by then.

- I didn't want Yohan to wander.

None of my children should wander.

I heard he was spotted in Arendal.

Pardon me, but I heard the girl

at Eikeli's has also run away.

- Then I better get to Eikeli's.

- Wait.

In case you run into the bear.

Hey, everyone! The farmer.

Everyone knows what to do.

Hide.

Sit here quietly.

- You want to party?

- I never party.

You returned, my friend.

You want to buy some herbs?

- I have done that already.

- You can buy more.

- Welcome to our place.

- Your place, huh?

This is my property. I bet you have

something that belongs to me.

Check all the tents!

Is this necessary?

We have good soup. Eat with us!

- Soup?

- Fine soup. Good for bad mood.

It happens to be you

that's my bad mood.

A rumour is circulating

that you are hiding small children.

But you wouldn't do that.

Would you?

The farmer searches

for children with a rifle?

Maybe children are lost in the woods?

Or maybe...

Or maybe the children

have been stolen!

Are you saying

gypsies steal children?

Farmer say

gypsy steal children.

Levi...

Yussuf bids farmer a good night.

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Grete Salomonsen

Grete Salomonsen is a Norwegian director of family films. She is probably best known for directing Kamilla and the Thief (1988), its sequel and Yohan: The Child Wanderer (2010) produced by Penelopefilm AS. The first film she directed for the big screen was PIPP, a film for very young children. more…

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