Possession (2022) Movie Script
DOWN ON THE CONTINENT, WORLD
WAR I ENTERS ITS LAST PHASE
AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SPANISH
FLU SPREADS FROM THE TRENCHES.
THERE IS ALSO A NORWEGIANIZATION
OF SAMI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
NORWEGIAN LAW MAKES IT DIFFICULFOR SAMIS TO OWN THEIR OWN LAND.
When I'm gone,
you have to take care
of one of the girls.
While the other one
will get a bigger task.
Place her
with the reverend's family.
And make sure that the two
don't meet again until spring.
E.
T.
G.
E.
R.
I.
K.
What is it?
There's a man by the chimney.
- Oscar?
- Yes.
It's good to see you.
- I didn't think you'd
- Come home before the war ended?
Father has been asked to
establish a parish up here.
- A parish? Is that so?
- He has accepted.
Good.
You've grown.
A lot happens in five
years, don't you agree?
Yes.
- What are you doing?
- Nothing.
Come and say hello.
Suzanne told me that
your mother is dead.
What about your
father? Where is he?
He doesn't exist.
Sure he does. He's
sitting right here.
Wait. I have something for you.
Thank you.
How far away is Madagascar?
There are many, many oceans
between here and there.
And they've been there to
help people believe in God?
Yes. Or to believe in their god.
I liked the bird.
- Did you like it?
- Yes, I liked it.
What are we going to name it?
- Chirpy, maybe?
- Chirpy?
May I sleep in your bed?
- If you promise not to snore!
- I won't.
Come here.
I'll give you some morphine.
It helps with the cough.
Good.
There is something
going around these days.
The British have broken
through the Hindenburg Line.
The war might be over
before Christmas.
- Says who?
- People I've talked to.
- What about your own voice?
- What about it?
- How's my wife?
- I gave her morphine for the cough.
- The best cure is to put her outside.
- Outside?
Sunlight and fresh air would be
the best thing for her lungs.
I'll come back and check
on her in a couple of days.
- More tea?
- Thank you, Lise.
My name's still "Louise".
Oh yes. I'm sorry, Louise.
- How are the drawings coming along?
- I'm halfway done.
It will have to do.
- Didn't you see the sign?
- What sign?
Get in line with the others.
You've got until Monday
to get the money.
- By Monday.
- Wasn't that the reverend?
Smith.
Reverend Smith?
My apologies.
- I was a little preoccupied.
- I understand.
Welcome home.
- Alive and in good health.
- Thank you.
It's good to see.
The journey was better than
we feared. Right, Oscar?
- Is this your son?
- Yes.
- Oscar Smith.
- Timann Flage, the ship's captain.
This is my first mate,
Gustav von Kantzow.
- Can we take a look at the site?
- Yes, of course.
Reverend?
It's this way.
Time is adequate for
those who use it.
- Are you comfortable?
- Yes.
Thank you, Louise.
- How are you feeling?
- Better.
Especially now that my hair is
going to be as nice as Queen Maud's.
- It won't be quite the same.
- No?
No. She's got a bit more hair.
We appreciate the suggestion, but
we've already hired an architect.
We'll build it here.
I'm afraid it's not possible.
- Why not?
- The area belongs to the Samis.
Didn't you buy the
land to do ore mining?
- Yes.
- Then what's the problem?
We agreed to keep this
area off the deed.
Why?
They talked about something
they can't control.
Control?
Something spiritual.
- Like ghosts or something?
- Their words, not mine.
Let my parish deal with
matters of Heaven and Earth,
and we'll leave
the mining to you.
We still have to discuss
the Sami situation.
Oscar will deliver the
drawings next week.
The church will be placed here.
Jesus commands us
to build on rock.
Come rain or storms, he
promised that it will remain.
My children
Like the soldiers who fight bravely
in the trenches on the continent,
we
we will also have to fight.
Up here, we shall stand
together on our battlefield.
And God shall show us the enemy.
The sins we carry
inside, so that we have
Go home. Go home, I said!
This place belongs
to our Lord now.
Thank you again for letting
us use your living room.
You have to meet my
wife, Mathilde Flage.
If only you knew how long I've
been looking forward to this.
I believe that all
people need a leader.
Someone who can unify
and show them the way.
- My experience confirms that.
- I was told you worked in Africa.
A missionary by trade and
a missionary in spirit.
But first and
foremost, a family man.
And these are your
three angels, I suppose.
Oscar and Agathe are
my own flesh and blood.
I can tell.
- The youngest one is adopted.
- Where do you come from, my dear?
The forest.
- The forest?
- Where the Samis live.
- How very noble of you.
- You should thank my wife.
- She's behind all of this.
- How is she?
You're satisfied, I hope?
- As long as the developer is.
- We'll see.
This life has been a joy to me
And 'mid earth's
sorrows and its woe
'Tis joy my Jesus here to know
O hallelujah, yes, 'tis joy!
For it is Christ that I enjoy!
On land or sea,
what matters where?
Where Jesus is, my joy is there
"Every time I close my eyes,
it is your face
that I see.
Every time I draw my breath
my love for you grows in me."
That sounds tiring.
- Who gave you this?
- I don't know.
- Come on.
- I haven't seen him.
That's why you have me.
Yes, so I can tickle you!
My Lord,
who preside over life and death.
We ask You to have
mercy on Suzanne.
She who has cared for so many.
Forgive her for her trespasses
and for neglecting
Your songs of praise.
For Yours is the power and
glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
Father!
Father! I can't find her.
From now on, you won't go
anywhere without Agathe.
She needs your eyes.
Is that understood?
Go and sit down.
The upbringing has gone
downhill in this house.
No more profane duties. No more
sinful games with the supernatural.
Agathe.
You have to follow the Lord's
words in faith and obedience.
We have to be
unified as a family.
Go ahead. Eat.
Mrs. Flage is here to see you.
Reverend Smith, I'm sorry
for interrupting your meal,
but I have to speak to you.
Let's go up to my office.
It was Mother. Don't you think?
You heard what Father said.
But what if she had
something important to say?
Just let me know if I can help
with anything. The children or
Wasn't I supposed to help you?
I really shouldn't be here.
Everything you tell me,
is in strict confidence.
Please sit down.
My husband and I have been
married for almost 30 years.
We never had any children, and
He blames you for that?
He
doesn't desire me like he used
to, if you know what I mean.
I know that he constantly
What can I say? He
has a liking for Sami women.
Are you considering leaving him?
- He has never treated me badly.
- So, what's the problem?
I have my own needs.
Needs that go unfulfilled
and evolve into fantasies.
What are these fantasies?
It's easier for me to
help you if you can
be a bit more specific.
I
Close your eyes.
I'm walking
on a trail
in the woods
by myself.
It's getting dark.
Behind me
several dark men
are approaching.
I get scared, so I
start to run, but
I trip, and
they catch up with
me and hold me down.
They push into me from
behind, one after the other.
I lie with my face pushed
down into the ground.
I don't fight back
because I enjoy it.
How long have you had
these fantasies for?
Ever since I moved here.
I know that it's wrong,
and that it's sinful.
That is why I've come to you
for guidance, Reverend Smith.
I'm not well, am I?
Thank you for your
help, Reverend.
- Don't mention it.
- It means a lot.
And
let me know if there's
anything I can do for you or
your children in
these difficult times.
- Thank you, Mrs. Flage.
- Please, call me Mathilde.
Mathilde.
Good night.
What are you doing?
I hear the screams.
- What screams?
- The children.
They don't want to.
They don't want to. And we
force them into the water.
I've got sleep medicine
in my suitcase.
Knock if you need anything.
We did it to serve the Lord.
The Devil's power has
no place on Earth.
He can't see us.
- Who?
- The ruthless.
He can't see us.
Come. Come on!
There. Good.
"Do not participate in
the actions of the dark.
They carry
no fruit.
Expose them instead.
What people do
in the shadows, is a disgrace."
- Reverend?
- Not now.
- Keep going.
- "Wake up, you who are asleep.
Rise from the dead."
You have to come to the
building site, Reverend.
- Can't I drink my morning tea first?
- I'm afraid it's urgent.
You can probably
drink your tea first.
What did Mother say to you?
It wasn't her.
It was someone else.
Who?
I don't know.
I heard children's voices.
They spoke a different language.
It's children, Reverend.
Several of them.
What crazy person is
responsible for this?
Judging by the jewelry, it looks
like an old Sami burial ground.
You know what to do. Put them
in crates and remove them.
All of it?
No, just those bones.
Yes, of course. All of it.
Have you told the mining
director about this?
Well, don't.
Stay here and make sure that
they don't do anything stupid.
We'll put the crates in the basement
and bury them in the spring.
Can you take this shovel
and dig out that skeleton?
- Do you mean that I
- Everybody has to pitch in.
There.
All of these countries make up
what we call the Nordic region.
This yellow one is Sweden.
That was before the war
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
- Do you need help?
- No.
- I'll go inside, wait here.
- Yes.
God-fearing men.
Children of the Lord.
We have a sinner in our midst.
And as we all know,
the Lord passes judgement,
and the Lord punishes.
But at the same
time, He is merciful.
The Lord wants to show us mercy.
How could it be that
simple, you might say.
Why don't I have to
answer for what I've done?
We can all thank the Lord.
Because the Lord took the
punishment on your behalf.
He died on the cross
through Jesus Christ.
Instead of you.
But as Paul says:
"The good that I desire to do
I do not do.
But the evil that I
do not want to do
I do."
Therefore, I say to you:
Your conscience has to be
bound by the words of the Lord.
If you don't confess your sins
you shall be punished.
You will be punished.
You have to live in faith and
piety or go straight to Hell.
My child, confess your sins
and let the Lord's salvation
cleanse you and free
you of your sins.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah!
- Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
No thank you.
You don't drink?
To be honest, I don't think
that the guy upstairs cares.
- God?
- Your father.
It's my own choice.
Will your sister say yes
if I ask her to dance?
No.
- Why not?
- Because she doesn't dance.
At least not with
people like you.
It won't hurt to ask.
Thank you.
- Do you want to dance?
- I don't dance.
Please. Just one dance.
Come in.
For all we know, he doesn't
even believe in God.
- What does he believe in then?
- Himself.
That man believes
mainly in himself.
Not unlike someone else I know.
"For himself he will be.
He will cherish his own
in both big and small."
- Nansen?
- Nansen?
It's Ibsen.
Look at that filth.
Are your private parts the same?
- Do you want to see?
- Sure.
Do something about it
before it becomes a problem.
What are you going to do
about the problem down there?
I have no idea.
The problem is that he steals
workers from the mines.
- Do you want me to scare him a little?
- How?
- Kidnap his son?
- Take away his drawing materials?
Give him syphilis? You
can scratch each other.
Thank you all for coming to the
celebration of my gifted son
who has drawn a
beautiful church.
Not to mention that the
big war in Europe is over.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
Not good for the mining
operation, but what can you do?
Start a new war.
It's almost midnight.
There's only one thing to do.
As long as you keep me out of
it, there's still time to dance.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
- cleanse us of all injustices.
- God is loyal and just.
My predecessor and
chief was a master.
God always forgives.
Sorry for dragging you
out into the darkness.
- It probably seems very strange.
- It's
It doesn't matter to me.
- Whether it's light or dark.
- Right.
There are some things
I've wanted to say.
- Ever since I saw you, Miss Smith.
- You don't have to be this formal.
I'm sorry.
That's very nice
of you, Miss Smith.
It's nice of you.
Agathe, I
What are you doing?
Father!
Father!
The night is over. Go home.
Go home, I said!
Go to bed. We'll talk tomorrow.
Help her.
Come.
Just leave.
- No!
- She is one of us.
I did warn you.
We have to be realistic.
We've got a burnt down church.
We'll have to postpone the
construction until next year.
Perhaps even longer. Now
that the war is over.
What do you think?
What are those
heathens doing here?
This is an old burial ground.
We respect the dead, don't we?
We've got two choices:
I tell the miners
who's responsible.
Or you seek God's
salvation and forgiveness.
- What do I do now, Reverend?
- Kneel.
Lord
we have a sinner here who wants
your salvation and forgiveness.
- Say that you want the Lord's salvation.
- I want the Lord's salvation.
For I have sinned.
For I have sinned.
- For I have sinned!
- For I have sinned.
- Cleanse me with Your blood.
- Cleanse me with Your blood.
Bow your head and
receive God's salvation.
I was led by the Devil.
I was led by the Devil.
I have set Your
holy house on fire.
I have set Your
holy house on fire.
I have set Your
holy house on fire!
- I have set Your holy house on fire!
- I have set
- Louder!
- And set Your holy house on fire!
- Louder!
- And set Your holy house on fire!
God forgives you.
You're the only friend I have.
Have you heard anything
from Anton lately?
No.
Father doesn't like him.
Do you like him?
I don't know.
He seems nice.
And what if I say that he's the
ugliest person I've ever seen?
I don't care.
As long as he's nice.
Agathe!
Agathe.
- I'm not allowed to see you.
- I can make you happy.
I promise you.
We don't even know each other.
We've met two or three times.
We have to talk to each
other more often. Daily.
- Should I speak to Reverend Smith?
- No!
- No, you shouldn't.
- I won't.
- Sorry if I got carried away.
- No, it's fine.
I like you. Just so you know.
We have to go.
Come.
It was good that you
said that last part.
That I like him?
Yes.
I should I should just be sad.
Don't you think Mother
would've liked him?
Yes.
Did Mother know that
I've got Sami blood?
Yes. But she didn't care.
Is that why Father
doesn't like me?
Listen, My.
The most important thing
is that you like yourself.
Where's the blouse?
My!
My, where are you?!
Hello?
Hello?
You can't trust
anyone these days.
They know that we eat
supper at eight o'clock.
They have to go to bed
on an empty stomach.
Why aren't you eating?
Answer me when I talk to you!
How's the food?
What's happened
to the Sami girl?
Is she suddenly mute?
I don't think so.
A little bit more.
More.
You've had enough, Reverend.
What did you say?
You heard me.
No! No! What happened?
She just has to rest now.
- Good night, Reverend.
- Thank you, Doctor.
I gave you a simple task.
This is your fault.
I fear she'll never recover.
It's
going to be all right.
What if you wake up tonight?
Drenched in sweat
and fever cramps?
Your guts are about to tear
you apart from the inside out.
If you're lucky, a
doctor might see you.
But he can't do much.
Your last hour has come.
How can you sleep at night
if you don't know whether you'll
wake up in your own bed or in Hell?
You who have not
been converted.
You
who have not been converted.
Convert now before
it's too late.
Before the torments of Hell grip
your flesh and never let go.
The Lord became
human for your sake.
He suffered for you and died
for you through Jesus Christ.
But He cannot choose for you.
You have to do that yourself.
And when you choose God
At the very moment
that you choose God,
he spreads the remission
of sins over you
and all of your past.
He gives you peace.
Peace in your conscience.
Peace in life.
Peace in death.
- It's been a long time.
- Thank you for the service.
- Reverend!
- You can keep it.
It was an interesting
performance.
- Performance?
- What do you call it?
Revelation.
The collection goes towards
the rebuilding of the church.
We hope to recommence
after Christmas.
Where are your workers?
It was only half full.
We are in mourning. We
lost Gustav the other day.
The best go first.
That explains why you're
still alive, Reverend.
Reverend Smith Save me!
Don't let me fumble in the darkness.
I need your guidance and firm hand.
I beg you! Free me from the
evil urges that are inside me
and have lured me into sin.
Please, don't let me burn in Hell!
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Have we met each other before?
Don't you speak Sami?
I have to go.
Agathe!
Agathe!
Agathe!
Agathe!
Let me talk to her.
I beg you.
Reverend Smith! Take it easy!
High fever and severe cough.
Aches in the ears,
eyes and back.
Bleeding. Problems breathing.
We had one death yesterday.
It looks like there
will be two more today.
I've told the company to shut
down the mining operation,
but they are determined
keep the production going.
- I can't do much.
- I know about these challenges.
I'll get to the point. A patient
has an infection in his lungs.
The time has come
for the last rites.
I'll leave you to it.
Come, My.
35 kroner and 46 re.
Father?
We've collected 35
kroner and 46 re.
I
I want to move to Kristiania.
To enroll in the School
of Arts and Crafts.
But you're an architect.
Yes. But it's not
what I want to do.
When did you get this notion?
It's
It's a dream I've
had for a long time.
A dream?
You're staying here.
I have to talk to you.
So now you want to talk?
I'll give you a
discount on the lease.
Unlike you, I don't
care about money.
We both know that is not true.
What happened to the child?
There were two.
One of them was
placed with someone.
That's all I know.
She needs our help.
What can we do?
I don't know.
- Wake the others.
- How?
Let me think.
I just want to go back to sleep.
You'll stay here until Jesus
Christ has driven Satan from you!
Lord.
My savior.
You who I have served and
loved with all my heart.
My redeemer.
Where are You?
Why don't I see You anymore?
Why don't I hear You?
I have neglected my
role as educator.
I have neglected my duty
to educate my children.
I have lost myself
in grieving Suzanne.
I have killed another man.
I have slept with
another man's wife.
I deserve to be punished!
Cleanse us.
Cleanse us!
- Have you seen Oscar?
- No.
- Where are you going?
- I have to go home.
Home? Why?
My child is sick. I
have to go to Trondheim.
Your child?
Nikolai.
Why haven't you told me?
You never asked.
There's food in the kitchen.
The Devil's power has
no place on this Earth
Merry Christmas.
Breathe.
We've had a small accident.
- What can I do for you?
- I think you've done enough.
- I'm not sure how to interpret that.
- Interpret it as you will.
The plague has forced us
to shut down the operation.
I've only come here to
get my daughter.
She's in the basement.
You are aware that
my wife is dead?
It's a huge loss. Really.
We got to know each other well.
Then you probably know
that she was pregnant?
It's difficult to say
who the father is.
All I know, is that I
haven't been inside of
her in five or six years.
Something like that.
I have to admit that
I've asked myself lately:
Why did everything go
wrong after you came back?
Is it some kind of twisted
prophecy that you've cast upon us?
A punishment from God that
has ruined my life work?
I have to say that
just thinking about it
makes me a little bit religious.
But then I come to my senses.
He's no better or worse
than the rest of us.
You're just a small, small man.
With very lofty thoughts about
Certain things you have to
believe in in order to see them.
Do you remember what you said
when we stood at the altar
and took the vow of fidelity?
You promised to take care
of our children forever.
To protect them against evil.
To love and honor them.
You have betrayed me.
You have betrayed our children.
You have betrayed our God.
Father?
Father! Let me go!
Let me go!
Agathe?
Agathe, it's me!
Agathe?
Place her
with the Reverend's family.
And make sure
that the two don't meet
again until spring.
POSSESSION
WAR I ENTERS ITS LAST PHASE
AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SPANISH
FLU SPREADS FROM THE TRENCHES.
THERE IS ALSO A NORWEGIANIZATION
OF SAMI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
NORWEGIAN LAW MAKES IT DIFFICULFOR SAMIS TO OWN THEIR OWN LAND.
When I'm gone,
you have to take care
of one of the girls.
While the other one
will get a bigger task.
Place her
with the reverend's family.
And make sure that the two
don't meet again until spring.
E.
T.
G.
E.
R.
I.
K.
What is it?
There's a man by the chimney.
- Oscar?
- Yes.
It's good to see you.
- I didn't think you'd
- Come home before the war ended?
Father has been asked to
establish a parish up here.
- A parish? Is that so?
- He has accepted.
Good.
You've grown.
A lot happens in five
years, don't you agree?
Yes.
- What are you doing?
- Nothing.
Come and say hello.
Suzanne told me that
your mother is dead.
What about your
father? Where is he?
He doesn't exist.
Sure he does. He's
sitting right here.
Wait. I have something for you.
Thank you.
How far away is Madagascar?
There are many, many oceans
between here and there.
And they've been there to
help people believe in God?
Yes. Or to believe in their god.
I liked the bird.
- Did you like it?
- Yes, I liked it.
What are we going to name it?
- Chirpy, maybe?
- Chirpy?
May I sleep in your bed?
- If you promise not to snore!
- I won't.
Come here.
I'll give you some morphine.
It helps with the cough.
Good.
There is something
going around these days.
The British have broken
through the Hindenburg Line.
The war might be over
before Christmas.
- Says who?
- People I've talked to.
- What about your own voice?
- What about it?
- How's my wife?
- I gave her morphine for the cough.
- The best cure is to put her outside.
- Outside?
Sunlight and fresh air would be
the best thing for her lungs.
I'll come back and check
on her in a couple of days.
- More tea?
- Thank you, Lise.
My name's still "Louise".
Oh yes. I'm sorry, Louise.
- How are the drawings coming along?
- I'm halfway done.
It will have to do.
- Didn't you see the sign?
- What sign?
Get in line with the others.
You've got until Monday
to get the money.
- By Monday.
- Wasn't that the reverend?
Smith.
Reverend Smith?
My apologies.
- I was a little preoccupied.
- I understand.
Welcome home.
- Alive and in good health.
- Thank you.
It's good to see.
The journey was better than
we feared. Right, Oscar?
- Is this your son?
- Yes.
- Oscar Smith.
- Timann Flage, the ship's captain.
This is my first mate,
Gustav von Kantzow.
- Can we take a look at the site?
- Yes, of course.
Reverend?
It's this way.
Time is adequate for
those who use it.
- Are you comfortable?
- Yes.
Thank you, Louise.
- How are you feeling?
- Better.
Especially now that my hair is
going to be as nice as Queen Maud's.
- It won't be quite the same.
- No?
No. She's got a bit more hair.
We appreciate the suggestion, but
we've already hired an architect.
We'll build it here.
I'm afraid it's not possible.
- Why not?
- The area belongs to the Samis.
Didn't you buy the
land to do ore mining?
- Yes.
- Then what's the problem?
We agreed to keep this
area off the deed.
Why?
They talked about something
they can't control.
Control?
Something spiritual.
- Like ghosts or something?
- Their words, not mine.
Let my parish deal with
matters of Heaven and Earth,
and we'll leave
the mining to you.
We still have to discuss
the Sami situation.
Oscar will deliver the
drawings next week.
The church will be placed here.
Jesus commands us
to build on rock.
Come rain or storms, he
promised that it will remain.
My children
Like the soldiers who fight bravely
in the trenches on the continent,
we
we will also have to fight.
Up here, we shall stand
together on our battlefield.
And God shall show us the enemy.
The sins we carry
inside, so that we have
Go home. Go home, I said!
This place belongs
to our Lord now.
Thank you again for letting
us use your living room.
You have to meet my
wife, Mathilde Flage.
If only you knew how long I've
been looking forward to this.
I believe that all
people need a leader.
Someone who can unify
and show them the way.
- My experience confirms that.
- I was told you worked in Africa.
A missionary by trade and
a missionary in spirit.
But first and
foremost, a family man.
And these are your
three angels, I suppose.
Oscar and Agathe are
my own flesh and blood.
I can tell.
- The youngest one is adopted.
- Where do you come from, my dear?
The forest.
- The forest?
- Where the Samis live.
- How very noble of you.
- You should thank my wife.
- She's behind all of this.
- How is she?
You're satisfied, I hope?
- As long as the developer is.
- We'll see.
This life has been a joy to me
And 'mid earth's
sorrows and its woe
'Tis joy my Jesus here to know
O hallelujah, yes, 'tis joy!
For it is Christ that I enjoy!
On land or sea,
what matters where?
Where Jesus is, my joy is there
"Every time I close my eyes,
it is your face
that I see.
Every time I draw my breath
my love for you grows in me."
That sounds tiring.
- Who gave you this?
- I don't know.
- Come on.
- I haven't seen him.
That's why you have me.
Yes, so I can tickle you!
My Lord,
who preside over life and death.
We ask You to have
mercy on Suzanne.
She who has cared for so many.
Forgive her for her trespasses
and for neglecting
Your songs of praise.
For Yours is the power and
glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
Father!
Father! I can't find her.
From now on, you won't go
anywhere without Agathe.
She needs your eyes.
Is that understood?
Go and sit down.
The upbringing has gone
downhill in this house.
No more profane duties. No more
sinful games with the supernatural.
Agathe.
You have to follow the Lord's
words in faith and obedience.
We have to be
unified as a family.
Go ahead. Eat.
Mrs. Flage is here to see you.
Reverend Smith, I'm sorry
for interrupting your meal,
but I have to speak to you.
Let's go up to my office.
It was Mother. Don't you think?
You heard what Father said.
But what if she had
something important to say?
Just let me know if I can help
with anything. The children or
Wasn't I supposed to help you?
I really shouldn't be here.
Everything you tell me,
is in strict confidence.
Please sit down.
My husband and I have been
married for almost 30 years.
We never had any children, and
He blames you for that?
He
doesn't desire me like he used
to, if you know what I mean.
I know that he constantly
What can I say? He
has a liking for Sami women.
Are you considering leaving him?
- He has never treated me badly.
- So, what's the problem?
I have my own needs.
Needs that go unfulfilled
and evolve into fantasies.
What are these fantasies?
It's easier for me to
help you if you can
be a bit more specific.
I
Close your eyes.
I'm walking
on a trail
in the woods
by myself.
It's getting dark.
Behind me
several dark men
are approaching.
I get scared, so I
start to run, but
I trip, and
they catch up with
me and hold me down.
They push into me from
behind, one after the other.
I lie with my face pushed
down into the ground.
I don't fight back
because I enjoy it.
How long have you had
these fantasies for?
Ever since I moved here.
I know that it's wrong,
and that it's sinful.
That is why I've come to you
for guidance, Reverend Smith.
I'm not well, am I?
Thank you for your
help, Reverend.
- Don't mention it.
- It means a lot.
And
let me know if there's
anything I can do for you or
your children in
these difficult times.
- Thank you, Mrs. Flage.
- Please, call me Mathilde.
Mathilde.
Good night.
What are you doing?
I hear the screams.
- What screams?
- The children.
They don't want to.
They don't want to. And we
force them into the water.
I've got sleep medicine
in my suitcase.
Knock if you need anything.
We did it to serve the Lord.
The Devil's power has
no place on Earth.
He can't see us.
- Who?
- The ruthless.
He can't see us.
Come. Come on!
There. Good.
"Do not participate in
the actions of the dark.
They carry
no fruit.
Expose them instead.
What people do
in the shadows, is a disgrace."
- Reverend?
- Not now.
- Keep going.
- "Wake up, you who are asleep.
Rise from the dead."
You have to come to the
building site, Reverend.
- Can't I drink my morning tea first?
- I'm afraid it's urgent.
You can probably
drink your tea first.
What did Mother say to you?
It wasn't her.
It was someone else.
Who?
I don't know.
I heard children's voices.
They spoke a different language.
It's children, Reverend.
Several of them.
What crazy person is
responsible for this?
Judging by the jewelry, it looks
like an old Sami burial ground.
You know what to do. Put them
in crates and remove them.
All of it?
No, just those bones.
Yes, of course. All of it.
Have you told the mining
director about this?
Well, don't.
Stay here and make sure that
they don't do anything stupid.
We'll put the crates in the basement
and bury them in the spring.
Can you take this shovel
and dig out that skeleton?
- Do you mean that I
- Everybody has to pitch in.
There.
All of these countries make up
what we call the Nordic region.
This yellow one is Sweden.
That was before the war
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
- Do you need help?
- No.
- I'll go inside, wait here.
- Yes.
God-fearing men.
Children of the Lord.
We have a sinner in our midst.
And as we all know,
the Lord passes judgement,
and the Lord punishes.
But at the same
time, He is merciful.
The Lord wants to show us mercy.
How could it be that
simple, you might say.
Why don't I have to
answer for what I've done?
We can all thank the Lord.
Because the Lord took the
punishment on your behalf.
He died on the cross
through Jesus Christ.
Instead of you.
But as Paul says:
"The good that I desire to do
I do not do.
But the evil that I
do not want to do
I do."
Therefore, I say to you:
Your conscience has to be
bound by the words of the Lord.
If you don't confess your sins
you shall be punished.
You will be punished.
You have to live in faith and
piety or go straight to Hell.
My child, confess your sins
and let the Lord's salvation
cleanse you and free
you of your sins.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah.
- Hallelujah!
- Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
No thank you.
You don't drink?
To be honest, I don't think
that the guy upstairs cares.
- God?
- Your father.
It's my own choice.
Will your sister say yes
if I ask her to dance?
No.
- Why not?
- Because she doesn't dance.
At least not with
people like you.
It won't hurt to ask.
Thank you.
- Do you want to dance?
- I don't dance.
Please. Just one dance.
Come in.
For all we know, he doesn't
even believe in God.
- What does he believe in then?
- Himself.
That man believes
mainly in himself.
Not unlike someone else I know.
"For himself he will be.
He will cherish his own
in both big and small."
- Nansen?
- Nansen?
It's Ibsen.
Look at that filth.
Are your private parts the same?
- Do you want to see?
- Sure.
Do something about it
before it becomes a problem.
What are you going to do
about the problem down there?
I have no idea.
The problem is that he steals
workers from the mines.
- Do you want me to scare him a little?
- How?
- Kidnap his son?
- Take away his drawing materials?
Give him syphilis? You
can scratch each other.
Thank you all for coming to the
celebration of my gifted son
who has drawn a
beautiful church.
Not to mention that the
big war in Europe is over.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
Not good for the mining
operation, but what can you do?
Start a new war.
It's almost midnight.
There's only one thing to do.
As long as you keep me out of
it, there's still time to dance.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
- cleanse us of all injustices.
- God is loyal and just.
My predecessor and
chief was a master.
God always forgives.
Sorry for dragging you
out into the darkness.
- It probably seems very strange.
- It's
It doesn't matter to me.
- Whether it's light or dark.
- Right.
There are some things
I've wanted to say.
- Ever since I saw you, Miss Smith.
- You don't have to be this formal.
I'm sorry.
That's very nice
of you, Miss Smith.
It's nice of you.
Agathe, I
What are you doing?
Father!
Father!
The night is over. Go home.
Go home, I said!
Go to bed. We'll talk tomorrow.
Help her.
Come.
Just leave.
- No!
- She is one of us.
I did warn you.
We have to be realistic.
We've got a burnt down church.
We'll have to postpone the
construction until next year.
Perhaps even longer. Now
that the war is over.
What do you think?
What are those
heathens doing here?
This is an old burial ground.
We respect the dead, don't we?
We've got two choices:
I tell the miners
who's responsible.
Or you seek God's
salvation and forgiveness.
- What do I do now, Reverend?
- Kneel.
Lord
we have a sinner here who wants
your salvation and forgiveness.
- Say that you want the Lord's salvation.
- I want the Lord's salvation.
For I have sinned.
For I have sinned.
- For I have sinned!
- For I have sinned.
- Cleanse me with Your blood.
- Cleanse me with Your blood.
Bow your head and
receive God's salvation.
I was led by the Devil.
I was led by the Devil.
I have set Your
holy house on fire.
I have set Your
holy house on fire.
I have set Your
holy house on fire!
- I have set Your holy house on fire!
- I have set
- Louder!
- And set Your holy house on fire!
- Louder!
- And set Your holy house on fire!
God forgives you.
You're the only friend I have.
Have you heard anything
from Anton lately?
No.
Father doesn't like him.
Do you like him?
I don't know.
He seems nice.
And what if I say that he's the
ugliest person I've ever seen?
I don't care.
As long as he's nice.
Agathe!
Agathe.
- I'm not allowed to see you.
- I can make you happy.
I promise you.
We don't even know each other.
We've met two or three times.
We have to talk to each
other more often. Daily.
- Should I speak to Reverend Smith?
- No!
- No, you shouldn't.
- I won't.
- Sorry if I got carried away.
- No, it's fine.
I like you. Just so you know.
We have to go.
Come.
It was good that you
said that last part.
That I like him?
Yes.
I should I should just be sad.
Don't you think Mother
would've liked him?
Yes.
Did Mother know that
I've got Sami blood?
Yes. But she didn't care.
Is that why Father
doesn't like me?
Listen, My.
The most important thing
is that you like yourself.
Where's the blouse?
My!
My, where are you?!
Hello?
Hello?
You can't trust
anyone these days.
They know that we eat
supper at eight o'clock.
They have to go to bed
on an empty stomach.
Why aren't you eating?
Answer me when I talk to you!
How's the food?
What's happened
to the Sami girl?
Is she suddenly mute?
I don't think so.
A little bit more.
More.
You've had enough, Reverend.
What did you say?
You heard me.
No! No! What happened?
She just has to rest now.
- Good night, Reverend.
- Thank you, Doctor.
I gave you a simple task.
This is your fault.
I fear she'll never recover.
It's
going to be all right.
What if you wake up tonight?
Drenched in sweat
and fever cramps?
Your guts are about to tear
you apart from the inside out.
If you're lucky, a
doctor might see you.
But he can't do much.
Your last hour has come.
How can you sleep at night
if you don't know whether you'll
wake up in your own bed or in Hell?
You who have not
been converted.
You
who have not been converted.
Convert now before
it's too late.
Before the torments of Hell grip
your flesh and never let go.
The Lord became
human for your sake.
He suffered for you and died
for you through Jesus Christ.
But He cannot choose for you.
You have to do that yourself.
And when you choose God
At the very moment
that you choose God,
he spreads the remission
of sins over you
and all of your past.
He gives you peace.
Peace in your conscience.
Peace in life.
Peace in death.
- It's been a long time.
- Thank you for the service.
- Reverend!
- You can keep it.
It was an interesting
performance.
- Performance?
- What do you call it?
Revelation.
The collection goes towards
the rebuilding of the church.
We hope to recommence
after Christmas.
Where are your workers?
It was only half full.
We are in mourning. We
lost Gustav the other day.
The best go first.
That explains why you're
still alive, Reverend.
Reverend Smith Save me!
Don't let me fumble in the darkness.
I need your guidance and firm hand.
I beg you! Free me from the
evil urges that are inside me
and have lured me into sin.
Please, don't let me burn in Hell!
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
Have we met each other before?
Don't you speak Sami?
I have to go.
Agathe!
Agathe!
Agathe!
Agathe!
Let me talk to her.
I beg you.
Reverend Smith! Take it easy!
High fever and severe cough.
Aches in the ears,
eyes and back.
Bleeding. Problems breathing.
We had one death yesterday.
It looks like there
will be two more today.
I've told the company to shut
down the mining operation,
but they are determined
keep the production going.
- I can't do much.
- I know about these challenges.
I'll get to the point. A patient
has an infection in his lungs.
The time has come
for the last rites.
I'll leave you to it.
Come, My.
35 kroner and 46 re.
Father?
We've collected 35
kroner and 46 re.
I
I want to move to Kristiania.
To enroll in the School
of Arts and Crafts.
But you're an architect.
Yes. But it's not
what I want to do.
When did you get this notion?
It's
It's a dream I've
had for a long time.
A dream?
You're staying here.
I have to talk to you.
So now you want to talk?
I'll give you a
discount on the lease.
Unlike you, I don't
care about money.
We both know that is not true.
What happened to the child?
There were two.
One of them was
placed with someone.
That's all I know.
She needs our help.
What can we do?
I don't know.
- Wake the others.
- How?
Let me think.
I just want to go back to sleep.
You'll stay here until Jesus
Christ has driven Satan from you!
Lord.
My savior.
You who I have served and
loved with all my heart.
My redeemer.
Where are You?
Why don't I see You anymore?
Why don't I hear You?
I have neglected my
role as educator.
I have neglected my duty
to educate my children.
I have lost myself
in grieving Suzanne.
I have killed another man.
I have slept with
another man's wife.
I deserve to be punished!
Cleanse us.
Cleanse us!
- Have you seen Oscar?
- No.
- Where are you going?
- I have to go home.
Home? Why?
My child is sick. I
have to go to Trondheim.
Your child?
Nikolai.
Why haven't you told me?
You never asked.
There's food in the kitchen.
The Devil's power has
no place on this Earth
Merry Christmas.
Breathe.
We've had a small accident.
- What can I do for you?
- I think you've done enough.
- I'm not sure how to interpret that.
- Interpret it as you will.
The plague has forced us
to shut down the operation.
I've only come here to
get my daughter.
She's in the basement.
You are aware that
my wife is dead?
It's a huge loss. Really.
We got to know each other well.
Then you probably know
that she was pregnant?
It's difficult to say
who the father is.
All I know, is that I
haven't been inside of
her in five or six years.
Something like that.
I have to admit that
I've asked myself lately:
Why did everything go
wrong after you came back?
Is it some kind of twisted
prophecy that you've cast upon us?
A punishment from God that
has ruined my life work?
I have to say that
just thinking about it
makes me a little bit religious.
But then I come to my senses.
He's no better or worse
than the rest of us.
You're just a small, small man.
With very lofty thoughts about
Certain things you have to
believe in in order to see them.
Do you remember what you said
when we stood at the altar
and took the vow of fidelity?
You promised to take care
of our children forever.
To protect them against evil.
To love and honor them.
You have betrayed me.
You have betrayed our children.
You have betrayed our God.
Father?
Father! Let me go!
Let me go!
Agathe?
Agathe, it's me!
Agathe?
Place her
with the Reverend's family.
And make sure
that the two don't meet
again until spring.
POSSESSION