Two nomad women live together in the Arctic somewhere, away from their people. One of them, Saiva, was said to bring misery to everyone close to her. That is why her mother went to live in the wild to bring up her daughter years ago. Not sure where the other woman, Anja, came from but whatever.
They live together and survive together and have been doing so for some time, apparently, when one day Saiva finds a stranger, Loki, in the ice and brings him back to their tent before he freezes to death. Two women and one Sean Bean in the same tent can only spell trouble. Of course, both of them develop a crush on him. Initially, it is not clear who he will end up with. It turns out to be Anja.
The three go through an indeterminate time together until one day Anja announces to Saiva that she will be living with Loki once the sea freezes over.
The next part gave me a very distinct WTF? feeling.
Saiva chokes Anja to death with Anja's own braid before scalping her and skinning her face to wear as a mask and wig.
Ew!
Then Loki comes back from testing the ice for the next day's crossing and he gets all hot and steamy with the woman he believes to be Anja. Then the skin on the face starts moving in odd ways and he realizes that Saiva is wearing an Anja mask. Literally.
It is then that he flees the scene. Naked. (Yummy but also Ew!)
There is something beautiful about the frozen landscape and bleakness. Also, the film is compelling. And gross. Yes, also gross.
7/10
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