Yohan - Barnevandrer Page #4

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
22 Views


Oops...

What was that?

- What was what?

- What do you think?

Run.

The farmer needs help.

Get away from me!

There they are!

After them!

Hurry up.

Anna, run!

You can't stay here.

Olai, be careful!

There are traps here!

- Under here, quick!

- But Olai...

Stay on the trail.

Eikeli has many traps here!

- Traps?

- I have a trap around here.

- A trap?

- Okay, two.

They're everywhere.

Check the bushes. I'll go

and check the old moose trap.

But hurry! We must find the children

before they find the trap.

Why are we doing this?

We agreed to go looking for the bear.

Look.

- Be quiet.

- Oh my God.

Now we have him.

Somebody help me!

You help Eikeli back to the farm.

Roger and I will follow the bear.

- Olai?

- Over here.

- Are you hurt?

- I landed on something soft.

Stay there. Quiet as a mouse,

until the men are gone.

You must have really messed up,-

- since Nome wants you

to work for me.

You're no good at this either.

You think

you'll be able to pick blueberries?

Olai?

That moose saved yourlife.

Thank you, kind moose.

So this is where you're hiding?

We know you ran away.

Father is really angry now.

Now Gustav must herd the cows.

Mind your own business.

It's just the Nome children.

Did you think we were out

picking blueberries? We're spies.

And now we found you.

Your father is angry.

You don't know my father!

He was furious to hear you were

a weakling who ran away from work.

- You're lying again!

- Let's go and tell on them.

- Wait.

- Tobias, wait.

Meany.

Blueberries.

- Why don't we stay here?

- What about when the snow comes?

- We'll eat fish!

- The water will be frozen.

We need to go far away.

They'll find us here.

We need to go to Arendal. There

are ships there that go to America.

- We can build a hut over there.

- No, we have to go now, Olai.

Can't we...

He's over there.

That bear is aggressive.

He is gone now.

- Don't move.

- We need to light the fire again.

Gather some dry grass...

But be careful!

Not wet grass!

Dry grass.

Olai!

Don't even think about it!

Come here, stupid!

Get away!

Not there!

Come here, stupid!

Coward!

Going after the smallest ones.

How dare you?

Please light up.

I knew it.

You old, ugly, stupid-head!

- Is he alive?

- Oh, yes! He's very much alive.

Father... I had to run away.

I didn't get the wages.

You haven't done anything wrong.

No one is angry with you.

You've done everything right.

This doesn't look too bad, does it?

Eat as much as you'd like.

Say thank you first.

Thanks.

Lefse from Audnedal

with butter and sugar.

They're delicious. Go for it.

I'd like to buy

the bear hide from you.

How much would you like for it?

- Well, it's a bit burnt.

- How about 100 crowns?

It isn't worth more than

1 or 2 crowns.

- Let's make it 200 crowns then.

- Doing well with your steamboats?

I just want something

to remind me of my shepherd.

I'll give you 40 crowns in advance

for two of your children next summer.

Thanks for the offer, but my children

will not wander again.

There you are.

I asked him to come.

Can I get an explanation

for this tea party?

What are my children doing here?

Anna... Olai.

We're going back to the farm.

Eikeli... You are relieved from the

arrangement you made with the state.

What?

From now on the Aamot's

have custody of Anna and Olai.

And I need to talk to you

about your stable boy.

Fill these cups, will you?

So... Rakel.

Sorry.

Here you go... and sorry.

Thank you.

Yohan! Yohan!

Anna! Come here, Anna.

Yohan, you smell burnt.

Come on, we'll take you home.

Let's go.

Some coffee, please.

Look... gypsy kids.

Go and buy a cinnamon bun.

- An orange, please.

- Only one?

Yes, please.

- One of those, please.

- One of those with sugar on top?

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

I didn't think gypsy kids

liked cinnamon buns.

Hurry, let's find some lefse.

Give me some lefse, fast!

Hurry.

Hey, I'll give you this jewel

if you give me that cinnamon bun.

- I don't want any eewel.

- Jewel, farmer boy. Jewel.

- Leave him alone!

- Did you buy that orange for me?

It was for my baby brother.

You got one the last time I was here.

But today I'd like a cinnamon bun.

- There's no cinnamon bun in the bag.

- You're lying, gypsy!

- Go away, Meany!

- What did you say?

Stop, I'll give you the bag.

But show me the jewel first.

- Look at it glittering in the sun.

- I can't see any glittering.

But we'll take it nonetheless.

Let's go to the others.

And here is your cinnamon bun.

- What's in the bag?

- Not a cinnamon bun.

It's only a lefse!

- Come on!

- Wait for us!

I was the one who got it! Wait!

Tor,look!

- Yohan?

- It's Yohan!

- Yohan!

- Hi!

Yohan, back already?

Are you in one piece?

- I've missed you!

- Hi, Yohan.

Arne is better? Totally well?

I promised you an orange. You can

save it in case you get sick again.

Have you run away from work?

And is this your pay?

How dare you bring them?

- Johannes!

- Marta!

- I've missed you.

- So good to see you again.

I brought something for you.

- What is this?

- A barrel of salt.

And we have flour, rye, oats,

carrots, radishes, rice...

...and...

...a daughter.

- This is Anna.

- Hi.

Your daughter Anna.

And this is Olai.

- Come on now.

- Knut?

Knut?

I brought this for you.

Here you go.

It's yours.

Scandinavian Text Service 2010

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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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