
InNorthernLights,eventswhichthreatenedtosupplantthe19thcenturyMidWesternScandinavianimmigrantsfromtheirfarmsareinextricablywoundaroundimagesoflight,coldandbleakyetrichlandscapeinahostileworld.Thefilmeffectivelytransplantsthecozyviewerontoafrigidplainthatmakeshimshiverandgaspattheaudacityandcourageofapeopledeterminedtosurviveundertheworstconditions.Andyetnotonlydotheysurvive,theydevelopakindofweed-liketenacitythatfindssustenanceinthemostunlikelyplacesandmakesuswonderwide-eyedattheirabilitytoprosper.Theirsisacommunitythreatenedbypowerfulinterestswhowouldrideonthebacksofthosemenandwomenwhoalreadybeartheburdenofanalmostunbelievablyheavyload.Throughitall,weadmirethebeautytheyhavefound,thesimplicityoftheirtenacity,themagnificenceoftheNorthernLightsinanalreadydeepandmysterioussky.ThepeopleinthisdramaarethemselvestheNorthernLightswhosettledaregion.Thisisfilm-makingandstorytellingatitsbest.


