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Sixyoungpeoplegotoacabininthewildernesstocelebratetheirgraduation(well,thefourofthem).ThecoupleIvalu(Johansen,loving)andMika(Fleischer,alittlebitofapracticaljoker),herlittlebrotherPiitaq(Høegh,shy,theyoungest),Ulla(Kruse,sweet,theonewhoknowsthemostaboutthesupernatural)whohasacrushonhim,Kiistat(Lennert,decisive),andAqissiaq(Lennert-Sandgreen,obnoxiouswithoutlosingoursympathy),whowantstogetwithher.Thisvacationsoonlosesitsappealwhentheyseesignsoftheterritorial,avengingspiritofahermitwhowasrejectedbysociety-whattheirancestorscallaqivitoq.<br/> Ishouldclarifyfromtheonsetthatmydeeperappreciationofthiswasonaccountofwatchingand,atthesametime,discussingthiswithmyfather,whospent6yearsstudyingEskimology(Inuitlanguageandculture).Thisisahealthymarriagebetweenmodernhorrorcinema(withisolation,desolation,evenalittleclaustrophobia)and,thelesserknown,historyandmindsetofWesternGreenland.Thisisclearwithitstitle,whichtranslatestoIntheShadowsoftheMountain,andaforementionedlocalmythologicalkiller,heredepictedwearingtheotherwiseseldom,inthecontemporary,seen(thusplacingitdistinctlyinthepast,asmanyothericonsofterror)articleofaseal-skincoat(andthefirstpersonwhobringsupPETA,Greenpeaceisgettingslappedsideways...it'soneofafew,importantexports,themeatisalsoeaten,andtherespectoftheanimalisassuredbyalongbackgroundofaloveofanyofthefoodtheyhunt).<br/> ButIdigress.Thisisdrenchedinaspectsthatare(granted,somearewell-knownoutsideofit,aswell)ofthearea-allbehavioranddialog,everysongonthescore,andthosebehindandinfrontofthecamera.Thisworksasbothatreattothosewhoalreadyknowaboutthatpartoftheworld,andasanintroductionforthosewhodon't.Certainly,youwon'tappreciateeverythingifyougoinblindly,however,withtherecognizableelementsrightoutofaHollywoodpiece,youcanfollowit,andfinditdownrightengaging.Theproductionvaluesareamazing.Cinematography,editing,sound,music,acting(oneinparticularisaskedtodoalot,andisstunning),everystepoftheway.Youcantellthishadabudget,nottomentionprofessionalscraftingit.Granted,theuseofCGIisatadfrequent-blood,flies...sometimesevensnow!Thisdoesn'tdetractfromthecountlessbeautifulshotsoffieldsandsea,andtheimpeccable,silentatmosphere,givingusboththerelaxingdistancefromthestressofthecity...andofcourse,thedeepdreadofthemiddleofnowhere,withpredatorsandthemercilessvoidofthreateningstoneandicethathasledtoonestoryafteranotherreaffirmingthebitter,destructivewillofnatureitself.<br/> Thegenrehasitsshareofcommonweaknessesandclichés,andsadly,someofthemarepresenthere.Afterawhileofsetup,thepacepicksupaboutanhourin,onlytothengoingbackandforthbetweengainingandlosingsteam.Witharunningtimeof2hoursand1minute,or1hourand53notcountingtheendcredits,thiscouldhavebeenagoodhalfhourshorterandonlybetighterforit.Thethemeofrevengeisgripping,andendemictothemonsterchosenforthis,andyetit'snotexploredtoomuch.True,thatdoesincreaseinthelastthird,thoughthatdoeshaveproblemsofitsown.Unsureofwhattodowiththecreature,itgoesforacoupleofdifferentideasofit,andthesearequicklydealtwithinstart-stopfashion.Theendingandtheconclusiontothemysteryiscommonlytroublingfortalesofthissort,andthisisnoexception.Haditgonefurtherinthedirectionthatotherwisedefinesthis,oftheindigenousandtheiringrainedfears,theclimaxcouldhavebeenbetter.Ultimately,certainthingsjusthappenonetime(atleast)toomany:Decidingtosplitup,somedisappearingfromtheothers(andthusus,theaudience),followingaplanthatwasinherentlyflawed,refusingtoacceptwhattheevilbeinghasbeenshowntobeabletodo.Andoddly,theitemssetupasuseful(aradio,forexample)payoffindistractinglyunexpectedways,totheextentthattheyfeellikehastyrewrites.Yes,thecoupleoftakesonwhattodoarerepeated.Thereisalackofdepth.However,thesethingsaren'tfrustratingoninitialyourviewing,becausethepresentationisjustsoimpressive,withanunderlyingcurrentoftension.Atnopointdothepersonalitiesirritate,instead,thevariousdynamicsofthemkeepoureyesintentlyonthescreen,hopingfortheirsurvival.Thisemployseffectiveuseofperspective,withtheearlyPOVoftheoutsider(aslongasheisnotaccepted,somethingthatdoesn'tremainunaltered)andthecontinuedfocusonthegroup,andoftenlockedbytheirlivingquarters("homeisthesafestplace",andtheveryclear,andaccurate,notionthatbeingoutsideforlongcanmeandeath–bymeansnotnecessarilyunexplainable).AndthishasoneoftheleastcontrivedeliminationofcellphonesI'veseen.Indeed,thisdeliversonthegoodsoftheconcept,infactbeingagreatdealmoreappealingthantheaveragefarecomingoutofL.A.<br/> Thereisabitofviolenceanddisturbingcontentandsomesexual(alittleofitgraphic)referencesinthis.TheDVDcomeswithan8andahalfminutemakingofand7andahalfminutesofinterviewswiththecast-Ican'tcommentonthem,unfortunately,asunlikethefilmitselfwhichhasDanishandEnglishsubtitles,onehastounderstandtheirmothertonguetofollowalong.Irecommendthistoanyfanofslashers,and/orthoseinterestedinwhatprimitive(keepinginmindthatwordsmeans"first",andanynegativeconnotationissomethingwegiveit)peopleslookliketoday.8/10