Stormskerry Maja (2024) Movie Script
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STORMSKERRY MAJA
Come on, Maja.
Come now.
- Come on, Maja!
- Come on, Anna!
Once when the old man
was ploughing the field -
goblins appeared to him.
His horse suddenly stopped
and refused to move an inch.
No tricks helped.
Then he remembered that you have to
look between the bridle and the head.
And then he saw goblins swarming
in the furrows.
Oh please, Olle,
that's just old folks'...
You should read the Scripture
to the kids. There are no goblins.
How do you know?
Because no one has ever seen one.
Don't believe in things
you can't prove.
But I have to believe in God
though I've never seen him.
They do exist.
The Catechism says that we must
ask the Lord to save us -
from trolls, goblins and witches.
Is that so?
It's true, believe me.
Erker?
- Good afternoon.
- Come in.
Hindrik, put wood in the stove
so we can see our guests better.
- Is this your son?
- That's him.
- Sorry to disturb.
- Nice to have guests from far away.
- What's your name?
- Janne.
He's my third oldest.
Penniless, in other words.
I know how it is.
I have two boys myself, -
and then those two.
- I see you have some liquor.
- Have some, it'll warm you up.
Olof and his folks have a galeas,
a painted table and a silver watch.
- A silver watch?
- Oh yes.
Is that so?
Look!
Maja, we have guests.
I can set the table.
Not many fish at Kullskr lately.
- I've had to go further out.
- So I've heard.
But there's plenty of fish
in the outer archipelago.
- I'm planning to go there.
- Oh?
- Where?
- To the outer archipelago.
That's enough, Janne.
Any other news?
Yes, there's the news -
that Telleskar's boat
sank last week -
taking all men with it.
- How many?
- Three.
Josef, and both of the boys.
God's will.
Give them a blissful passage.
Give them eternal joy.
But everything is your holy will, -
- that is why I preach your miracles.
- Amen.
What do we think about that Janne?
- What about him?
- He was handsome, wasn't he?
Why are you thinking of such things -
when you're so awfully fond of Per?
I can think what I want.
What are you thinking about?
- Nothing.
- I bet not.
Well...
- I'm thinking about words.
- What?
Like the word "good". Good.
And then you add "said Boman".
"Good, said Boman."
Who is this Boman,
and what does his "good" mean?
Does his "good" differ from mine?
And what do I have to do so that a
100 years from now someone will say -
"said Maja from Vestergrd"?
And what would I have talked about?
About this cow? About the forest?
There's never any sense
in your thoughts.
You're completely...
I don't know what.
- What word am I?
- Let's race.
- Who fills her bucket first?
- Me.
- You're not that nimble.
- We'll see about that.
One, two, three, go!
Are you milking, Maja?
Are you nimble? I'll win!
Done.
See? Who's nimble now? Who?
Stop it! You're scaring the animals!
Wake up, Maja.
- Get up now.
- Why?
Come. I need your help.
I think you can handle it.
It's been going on for over 24 hours.
They asked for help too late.
- What can I do?
- Just do as I say.
And keep calm.
And if nothing else, pray.
You can push now, Greta.
Push now.
You're doing great, Greta. Push!
Good, a little more!
Good. Good! There...
Maja.
The Lord decides how many days
each of us have left.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done...
My life and death -
is in God's hands.
I'll come when he calls,
all is God's plan.
You have counted
every hair on my head...
Go home.
I can do the rest myself.
I don't want life to be like this.
We all have to face life and death.
You're not ready to be an adult
until you do.
And you faced them both
at the same time.
What happened?
- Is it Per?
- No.
Hug her.
Maja!
Sea Mother, Sea Mother, -
show me my future husband.
Show me an image of my groom,
show me my happiness.
Sea Mother, Sea Mother...
- Show me...
- Maja.
Did you see anything?
Did you see my image?
I don't really believe
in such things.
Do you really believe in things
like the Sea Mother?
Stop fooling around!
Do we have guests?
Speaking of the devil...
- What?
- Won't you consider the other one?
She's older, and more sensible.
No, it was her I was thinking of.
Janne meant Maja,
he was very clear about it.
Well, all right then.
We have nothing against Janne.
The matter is settled.
Go on.
Maja!
Come back here right now! Maja!
- Did you say something?
- No, I didn't say anything.
She... ran away.
My apologies. That's just how she is.
It's fine.
You'll be a missus soon.
You beat me to it.
Then you two will head off
to some barren islet.
- He talked about it with that Erker.
- About what?
The first time they were here.
- What place? I didn't hear anything.
- You were daydreaming as usual.
But he plans to take you there.
I'm sure of it.
He'll return once the land
has been partitioned.
Then you'll get married.
You'll have to be a grown woman.
You'll celebrate your wedding night!
It feels like nails in my flesh
every time I remember that Janne.
And that I have to see him
as a part of my life now.
That's how it goes.
And when I pray...
...I also ask God for forgiveness
for not being able to like Janne.
And sometimes I pray that it will be
a long time before I have to leave.
You'll get used to it.
I certainly hope that Per
will propose to me soon.
So that my life will be
as it was meant to be.
- How do you know how it should be?
- Everybody knows.
Maja! Keep your head still
so I can get your hair in order.
I'm standing still like a statue!
We have to comb your hair
straight and sleek!
- Is it nice and firm now?
- Thanks a lot!
I feel like I'm in a vice!
Behave now.
I have a bridal sack for you.
It's one of my finest pillowcases.
Be careful with it.
Off you go. Vallborg is waiting
down in the village.
- May I look in the mirror first?
- To look in the mirror is to sin.
There.
You look fancy.
Good day.
Didn't you bring a sewing?
Mother didn't ask me to bring any.
- This is no ordinary trip.
- Perhaps not.
But she is known
to seize the moment, -
and I believe she teaches that
to her daughters as well.
Move your cups,
we don't want any stains.
For heaven's sake,
don't give her the whole roll.
When I give, I give enough.
There, my girl.
That's your first nest egg.
Magnus, congratulate the bride.
Well...
Congratulations.
The crofter's wife Lisa gave it
from what little she has.
How much is there?
Goodness me!
Sea Mother, Sea Mother,
show me my future husband.
Sea Mother...
All beings of the forest and the sea
who can hear me:
Why do I have to?
Girls. Behave now.
Anna, let's go and brew some coffee.
Welcome!
Maja, wait...
Let's go and have some coffee, Erker.
Good day, Maja.
You can wear it on your shoulders.
Luckily it didn't touch the shit.
You can put it...
Thank you.
Damn, that hurt!
That's a lot of money.
It just isn't possible.
I know that we don't have
any loan guarantees -
but Maja and I are young and strong.
You will get your money back.
- With interest.
- Of course.
Whatever the interest,
I can pay you back.
- How?
- I'll sell almost everything I catch.
I'll be at sea from dusk to dawn.
Stormskerry is well located
for sealing as well.
I've calculated that the logs
will be paid off in five years.
With interest.
Five years.
Then I decide
to take Janne's word for it.
Thank you!
You won't regret this.
For your nerves.
The wife was created for the husband,
but the husband not for the wife.
She should honour him, -
just as Sarah called Abraham lord.
I, Maja...
"Maria."
I, Maria Lovisa Mickelsdotter...
...take thee, Johan Eriksson...
...to be my wedded husband -
to love in sickness
and in health.
- Sorry, can we go under the covers?
- Sure.
Damn.
You look like a slaughtered animal!
And you look like... a forest demon!
I don't remember it being that funny.
Though I am poor
and feel enticed -
and guilt weighs on me heavily, -
I still believe in Jesus Christ, -
that he will not reject me.
Your love, oh Lord, is my guide.
It heals the wounds deep inside.
Not exactly a merry tune.
Sorry if it isn't to your liking.
I've found a place for us.
It's called Stormskerry.
There one can be whatever one wants.
But what if one doesn't want to?
I have nothing here.
I won't inherit a farm or a barn.
I have to build something of my own.
- Something for us.
- Why all the way out there?
Anna, mother and father,
the little brothers, -
Old Man Olle and Vallborg are here.
Yes.
But there's fish out there.
There you can create
your own world.
You can have the floor as ceiling,
and shirts as trousers.
And it's beautiful out there.
Completely open and free.
An endless sea.
And wind.
And sun.
It would be just ours.
All that.
Why would anyone
wear a shirt as trousers?
Why not?
Fancy, huh?
There you can watch shadow figures
without being called kooky.
Don't be afraid, Maja.
- Of what?
- Of anything.
Don't be afraid of anything.
Everyone can see.
We're married now.
Did you forget that?
We'll build the house there.
Look, Maja. Next summer we'll
be living in a new house.
And I'll build a pier at the shore.
If we happen to buy us
a galeas someday.
And we can sleep in the barn
until the house is complete.
I'll fetch the rocking chair
for you to sit on.
Look, Maja. This is both our home
and our barn.
Come along, madame.
Or should I carry both you and
the cow across the threshold?
We should nail twigs into
a cross above the door.
Why?
It protects Tulipana against
evil spirits. It protects us too.
All right.
Is that okay?
If it's important to you,
it's important to me.
We're married after all.
What are you afraid of?
Maja...
...but if you encounter one
on a field, -
you have to spit ten times
over your shoulder, like this...
...and then run away.
- And what was this? An earth spirit?
- A goblin.
And then there's the Sea Mistress.
She's horrific.
She floats on the waves with her long
hair down, wanting to take your life.
You have to watch out for her.
She's more dangerous to men.
But I've thought about it.
Maybe she's just a lonely soul
that died a long time ago -
after a miserable life.
That's why she's so mad
and wants to hurt others.
The Nix is dangerous too.
But you're safe
if you sprinkle salt in the sea.
That's good to know. Thank you.
I haven't told you about the spirits
of the forest and the rocks yet.
Row against the wind,
so we can check the nets.
Row with that one.
That one!
There! Father, help me lift this.
This one's ready.
- Not you, Maja.
- Oh yes!
Let her lift,
she's stronger than you think.
Listen to father.
Done. Let's move the next one.
Janne.
- You have to be careful.
- And get a catch.
- You get hungry too, right?
- I do, but...
Janne. The Sea Mistress
is in a bad mood.
I'll say to her: "Be gone, you hag."
"I already have a lovely wife,
I can't be seduced."
Promise me you'll turn back
if the wind rises even a little!
I'll rather eat hay
than live without you!
I promise.
And throw the first fish
to the Sea Lord to appease him!
Janne, did you hear me?
Lord, bless us and keep us safe.
Lord, bless us and keep us safe...
Sea Mother!
Do not take Janne away from me!
He is my husband!
He is not yours!
Janne...
I didn't know -
the winters could be
this long and cold, even for adults.
I've gotten used
to sleeping in the barn.
Maybe deep down inside I'm an animal!
But we can't live here next winter, -
even if you turn into a pig!
How come? This is a palace!
She will be the prettiest girl
in the world.
With your mouth.
And your eyes.
And your beautiful,
beautiful hair.
And your calmness.
And your self-confidence.
And your shoulders.
And your peculiar nature.
And your courage.
We'll have to make many.
So we can get all kinds.
We will fill this skerry...
...with small faces and hands.
And feet.
They'll grow up in a new house,
on these shores, -
under these stars.
The best in town doesn't come cheap.
Maja! Come on.
We have a lot to do.
Come have a taste.
Best bagels in town.
God watches over you too.
Good day.
Please have a look at our goods.
Would you like a silver box
with fine details?
Or perhaps a pearl necklace?
Well... How much?
Only three roubles.
A new necklace for the lady!
No! Maja!
Good day.
Yes, very fine... 250...
What a fine yarn.
- Have you spun it yourself?
- Yes.
- And dyed it as well?
- Yes. With what I have.
Reed flowers, birch leaves,
mushrooms, willowherbs...
I see.
Beautiful.
You have an eye for this.
950 grams... That makes...
And 250 grams...
So we have...
That amounts to this much.
Splendid.
Please sign it at the bottom.
Any kind of mark will do,
if you can't write.
There.
Two roubles and 50 kopecks.
Thank you.
- And farewell.
- Farewell.
Farewell.
Come, Maja.
The look on your face, when the snake
coiled around your neck...
You looked like an eel out of water.
I'd like to have a snake like that,
in the barn with Tulipana.
Maja.
Shall we turn around
and go buy us a snake?
Does it hurt?
- Is the baby all right?
- Why did you take the money?
What money?
My yarn money.
- I've always taken care of our money.
- Exactly.
That's what I'm asking. Why you?
Isn't it usually
the husband's responsibility?
If you want you can hold the money
every now and then too.
What would I do with it?
I can't even write my own name.
- Can you manage?
- Just do your own part.
The new pier is nice.
It's pretty fancy, all right.
But... if we're going
to buy us a galeas, then...
And after the galeas? A frigate?
We need help.
- A shipwreck.
- Where?
Near Storgrund.
Six men are afloat.
- I'm coming. Anyone else on the way?
- They sent to mainland to get help, -
but they may not get back in time.
It's just us for now.
You go ahead.
May God be with you.
Get back safe.
We saved two of them,
the other four are gone.
Maja!
Honey?
Maja...
Hot water. Here you go.
Hot water. Linen...
A towel. And a blanket.
Maja.
Maja.
Maja! You can't leave me. Maja...
Here, Maja.
Open the southern...
Open the southern windows.
Then pour hot coal into
a bucket with cold water.
What?
Do as I say,
so we can get the baby out!
Hot coal...
Maja.
So small.
Our girl.
Maria.
Maria, come in.
You too, August and Mikael.
Come on in.
Look at your new little brother.
Do you want to hold him?
- Here you go.
- A book!
- It has pictures too.
- And letters.
You don't understand yet.
Let me look.
Pictures and letters.
I have something for mother too.
Let's have a look.
- Here.
- Thank you.
Now you can begin.
Draw an A.
What if I never learn?
Then I guess you're a bit stupid.
What do you mean?
No, it reads "lamb".
There's a picture too.
Maria...
- Don't you get it, you moron?
- Maria!
Quit staring at me, you cow,
or I'll punch you!
Mikael, come here.
I said so because she's stupid.
Mikael...
You know the difference
between right and wrong.
That's why I think
you'll apologise to your sister soon.
You're as quick-tempered
as your mother.
Yes, because I'm born of you.
Well and truly.
Mikael. Mother's little hothead.
Maria. Take the little ones inside.
Come.
They intend to destroy
all coastal fortresses.
Bomarsund and the rest.
We either aid them or get slain.
That's the way of the Englishman.
We should all fight back.
We have to remove
all these outer island cairns.
We certainly don't have to help them.
I'm not taking part in this.
Not for nor against.
I'm an lander.
Not a Finn,
not a Russian, not a Swede.
Then I'll do what I must
without your help.
This is a long war, it encompasses
almost the whole world.
Englishmen, Ottomans, Russians, -
the whole of Europe is fighting, -
from Crimea to the Baltic Sea.
But you think
you can stay out of it.
For fucks sake...
Well I guess I can give you a hand.
This stone is for the Field Pixie.
And this stone is
for the Earth Goddess.
And this feather is
for the Sea Goddess.
And Jesus gets all the air,
but no treasure.
Why not?
Because everyone
believes in him anyway.
Why are the eiders quiet?
Are they scared?
Why would they be scared?
Because they know there's a war on.
You gave everyone such nice gifts.
Even Jesus got all the air.
Now we don't need to worry.
Come here, kids.
Don't look over there.
Come.
Come? Where?
Can't we just stay here? What?
Come.
"A soldier shoots a man."
"The lass combs her hair."
"A man shoots himself."
- Does it really say that?
- That's what it says.
Sounds horrible.
- Can we have some already?
- Please!
You too, professor.
What is this?
Are you offering fresh bread?
How lovely.
Careful!
It's going down the wrong way.
I'm choking.
I told you.
All that is evil...
...is far from here.
Should we borrow more money?
What do you mean?
We're barely getting by,
living from hand to mouth.
Come on, Maja...
When we came here you said
you would build a bigger pier, -
because one day
we would have a galeas.
- I was just joking.
- Wouldn't it be nice?
It came from the fjard.
I guess it's time to say
our last prayer.
You have to leave. Right now.
You have to leave now.
I don't have enough time
to get to the boat.
They'll see me.
They're going to kill me.
What will happen to you then?
No one is going to get killed.
Hide in the barn.
They won't find you.
I'll come and tell you when to leave.
Tonight, at the latest.
- I can't leave you and the kids!
- They want the men.
They don't care
about women and children.
Go now.
Listen to me.
Just keep calm.
Where's father?
Good day.
God be with you.
Don't worry.
Janne.
Oh God!
Are you all right? And the kids?
You have to leave now.
They're all asleep.
Go down to the shore, take the boat
and row to the mainland.
Try to get inland,
maybe Ostrobothnia.
I can't take the boat.
They'll see it's gone
and come after me.
Or blame you and the kids.
They hang saboteurs.
Then I'll take you there.
I'll row back before they wake up.
- Maja, it's too far away.
- Come on.
Maja. My Maja...
Maja, the time has come -
when neither of us can be afraid.
No! No.
Please come back.
No...
We just have to be quiet,
bow our heads and do as they say.
Nothing bad is going to happen to us.
Mikael, get down from the Millrock!
If you fall in the water,
the Nix will take you!
Mother...
Keep your eyes on your work.
Keep on gutting.
We're not afraid.
Ice. Ice.
Soon.
Coming soon.
What does this matter now?
It will always matter.
Dear God!
Watch the little ones.
Whatever happens, don't go out.
Let her go!
Let her go!
Don't touch the cow.
That cow is our only hope.
When you leave this skerry,
and this horror is over...
If the children and I
are still alive -
we won't make it through the winter
without her.
Can you hear me?
Do you understand?
We need her to survive.
My kids and I will die without her.
I wanted to ask the officer...
Excuse me.
I can show you.
If you don't mind.
Come.
Outside.
The cow...
The cow...
Me...
Firewood.
Me.
Water. Me.
There's too much to do. And the house
is packed with idle men.
They can't all be unfit for work.
You could at least do something.
Look how skinny I've become.
What do you gain from our deaths?
Who will serve you then?
They're going somewhere.
I hope they die.
Bleed and die.
Nix, the Sea Lord
and the Sea Mistress.
Lure the English into a watery grave.
Sink them to the bottom
so they'll never return.
We do not wish death upon anyone.
Not even our enemies.
That's not what good people do.
I hate them!
They just came here
and drove father away.
I should get to wish they were dead!
You're not that kind of person.
You are my girl.
- Hate devours the hater.
- You don't know what kind of person I am!
Mikael! What are you doing?
Put it down
and leave the Lieutenants room.
Forgive me.
I didn't mean to. Mother...
- I killed them.
- No.
You didn't kill them.
The war did.
There, there. It's all right.
Come, everybody.
Let's clasp our hands.
Dear Lord,
bless and protect these fallen...
Poor thing. You're someone's son too.
Don't be afraid.
You'll be all right.
Take him to bed and give him water.
I'll check his wound later.
You need to calm down, Lieutenant.
Come. I'll help you.
Lie down here.
You need to rest.
I'll change the bandage tomorrow.
Let's hope the fever breaks soon.
I miss my Janne too.
You should rest now.
Lie down.
Maja.
Is this the whole world?
I think it's just a little piece.
I think it continues
outside of the edges.
And then it goes around the back.
Because the world is round.
Yes.
What does that say?
"Madrid."
Madrid.
Can father come back now?
Yes.
- Mother?
- What?
- What are you doing?
- I'm screaming! You should try it!
Let's go.
We have to eat.
Come on, we're going fishing.
But father is not here.
We'll manage.
Maria, there's a pair of trousers
for you too.
It's easier to work.
A little more on that side.
Pull, August.
- I'm trying!
- You can do it. There.
More on that side.
Come on, August.
What? Did she go out to sea
with the children?
Father. I've missed you.
Good heavens, you've wasted away.
And the kids as well.
There's hardly anything left of you.
- Mother sent you this.
- There you go.
You use trousers nowadays?
It's practical. You should try it.
Come.
The English left it behind.
Surely you don't understand
any of it.
- Let's throw it away.
- No.
It was a gift from a friend.
"I thank thee, Heavenly Father, -
through your beloved son
Jesus Christ, -
for keeping me from sin
and all evil through the night -
so that my life and deeds
may please thee."
She knows it by heart.
"Let thou holy angels be with me, -
so that the evil foe
may have no power over me."
I doubt Maria has that many sins
on her conscience yet.
Don't speak
against the word of the Lord.
Come and sit, Maja.
Here's what we'll do, Maja.
You and the kids are coming
back to Vestergrd.
We can't leave.
We have to wait for Janne.
He'll be back any minute.
That won't do.
You won't last out here.
Janne will be home soon.
You don't even know where he is.
He's safe, and on his way home.
Do you know how many men fled
and how many of them got caught?
Janne can come to Vestergrd.
We'll wait for Janne here.
This is our home.
I have to milk the cow.
Maja. Wait.
Stop this madness.
Is it madness to know where
and what you want to be?
As if you or any other woman
could make such a decision.
Well I can.
Janne is not coming back.
He must be dead.
He will come.
I've seen it in a dream.
God, you're so childish!
He will come
because he loves me.
Love has nothing to do with this.
Say it.
Out with it. Say what you want
to say. I can see that you want to.
You think that life
is love and games.
That you can decide how it goes.
And that you
don't have to be afraid of anything.
That you and your children will
manage just fine on this skerry.
I don't think that.
But I can decide what I want to do.
You think Janne wants a wife
who decides for herself?
Can't your Per stand such behaviour?
You used to laugh a lot.
Can't you see that I worry about you?
You see how nimble I am?
- I've always been nimble.
- Nuh-uh.
- Yuh-uh.
- Nuh-uh.
- Yuh-uh!
- Nuh-uh.
- Yuh-uh.
- Nuh-uh.
Tell grandma we miss her.
I feel terrible leaving you here.
Maja does what's best for her.
I'll protect you from the Nix and the
Sea Mistress until father comes back.
I'll keep lookout
from the Millrock every day -
so I'll see him right away
when he comes.
- I have sharp eyes.
- That you have, my dear.
You'll see him soon.
First as a tiny dot in the horizon, -
and then he'll appear at the pier.
I'll keep lookout today too.
Poor little thing.
What's wrong?
Where's Mikael?
He was at the shore
keeping lookout for father.
Then I think I saw him
fall in the water.
I didn't see him
come up to the surface.
Me, August and Hindrik searched
for him, but we couldn't find him.
Mikael...
Mikael!
Mikael!
Mikael!
Where's Mikael?
Don't worry.
Go to sleep.
We'll talk more about it tomorrow.
My little Mikael.
May the Lord bless you, and keep you.
May the Lord make his face
shine upon you -
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his face to you,
and give you peace.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Ages come -
and ages go.
The kin will follow the kin before.
Never ceasing -
is the sound from heaven.
In the joyful pilgrimage of the soul.
I christen you Gabriel Johansson...
...in the name of the Father...
...the Son...
...and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
He'll lend us the money.
We'll start shipping cargo.
Maja, please.
We can't do it, it's a terrible risk.
It's a terrible risk
to live this poorly.
We're hanging by a thread.
Now I'm the one who isn't afraid.
This isn't harder than...
most things.
- Can I sail with the galeas too?
- And me?
You'll not only sail with it.
Your father will teach you
how to be master fishermen!
A galeas sure would be fancy.
Now I have to nurse him.
You can start thinking about how
you'll present the matter to Saka.
- Give Janne a hand.
- Good. Let's lift it.
Janne, we don't have time
for nonsense now.
Come and grab this, boys.
With this you can carry
so much goods and catch -
that you won't know
what to do with all the money.
You'll have to slave away
to pay off that debt.
All debts will be paid.
Everything will be all right.
- You have to smear ash on the bow.
- Ash?
Everyone knows it's the only way
to keep a boat afloat in a storm.
Are you hearing this, father-in-law?
She calculates loan instalments
on a slate like a bourgeois -
modern person.
Then, like a medieval witch, she
tells me to smear ash on the bow.
Laugh all you want,
just remember the ash.
We have to make sure
the net isn't folded.
Maria.
Maria, keep an eye
on your little brother for a while.
Where are you going?
We'll check if there's any driftwood
coming in from the fjard.
Because of the storm, so...
- Driftwood?
- Exactly!
- Get in the sled. I'll pull you.
- No.
You don't have the strength.
I'm strong enough.
- No, you're not.
- Sure I am.
We all have the strength
to make it to next spring.
Sit here.
Next winter I won't be able
to pull you anymore.
But we'll have so much money
we don't know what to do with it!
Then we'll have the galeas,
and the catches will be big.
And you'll be fat like a seal
from all the eating.
- "Mother combs the girl's hair."
- "The boy dresses himself."
Let me try.
"Mother combs the girl's hair."
Can't you sleep?
Is the baby kicking?
I saw...
Come to bed. Come now.
You can take a sauna at least
once a week while I'm gone.
We shouldn't waste firewood.
You're so beautiful.
Am I?
Still.
And always.
And always.
- Don't be silly. The last bread.
- You have a long way ahead.
We'll manage.
We have potatoes and herring.
This is our final trading trip.
Then we'll have the money.
And I'll be back
before the baby comes.
I'll take care of the old man.
Do you even have one single hair
on your face, August?
Maja!
Don't forget:
I love you!
Mother.
They must've gone further
to sell the merchandise.
Janne wants a good price.
They're coming! I saw two men
on the ice coming this way!
What omen made me bake bread with our
last flour at this very moment?
They can sit down at a set table
with fresh bread.
I can see them!
Watch him.
The other one is August...
And the other one is Janne.
Maja.
My girl...
No.
Not this.
I'm sorry.
Father fell into the ice.
I did what I could.
Mother, I'm so sorry. I...
I couldn't get him up.
He went under.
- Maja...
- I don't want to!
That's good, Maja.
Push. You can do it!
Good, Maja!
The child is too small.
Maja.
Here.
She's hungry, Maja.
We were certain
that she wouldn't make it, -
so I administered
an emergency christening.
We christened her Johanna.
After her father.
Maja. Everything is ready.
We will sail to Vestergrd.
The luggage is packed.
You're not staying here.
Life on the skerry is too hard.
You won't manage alone.
Johanna is so small, -
and you have the others too.
Maja!
Don't forget:
I love you!
We will stay on Stormskerry.
Maja...
Everything I love is here.
As are those who are no more.
How could I leave them here?
I'll change into dry clothes.
No one wants to walk around
in wet clothes.
Bring Johanna to me.
To Maja?
Yes. To me.
My goodness, Maja.
Why didn't you bring your father?
With a guarantee from him, maybe.
But to a widower with children...
This doesn't concern my father.
It concerns me.
The galeas will be ready this summer.
Work will continue just as
it did before Janne...
But you have no men
to put in the galeas.
Janne taught the boys.
They know what to do.
August is already taller than me.
And he has his father's shoulders.
Hindrik is close behind him,
and Gabriel too.
No.
I would never get my money back.
A house without a master.
Just a woman and a bunch of kids.
Just a woman?
I survived a war.
The deaths of my husband
and my child.
I survived hunger and hardships.
Is it worth less
because I'm not a man?
How dare you speak to me like that.
I'm not in the business of charity.
Move back to your father
and stop with this madness.
I'm not mad.
And I'm not afraid.
Give her the loan.
Very well.
But to extend the loan period
the bond has to be signed.
By someone who has authority
to sign documents.
Can your father do it?
A woman's signature
is not legally binding.
It is in court.
As is usury.
STORMSKERRY MAJA
Come on, Maja.
Come now.
- Come on, Maja!
- Come on, Anna!
Once when the old man
was ploughing the field -
goblins appeared to him.
His horse suddenly stopped
and refused to move an inch.
No tricks helped.
Then he remembered that you have to
look between the bridle and the head.
And then he saw goblins swarming
in the furrows.
Oh please, Olle,
that's just old folks'...
You should read the Scripture
to the kids. There are no goblins.
How do you know?
Because no one has ever seen one.
Don't believe in things
you can't prove.
But I have to believe in God
though I've never seen him.
They do exist.
The Catechism says that we must
ask the Lord to save us -
from trolls, goblins and witches.
Is that so?
It's true, believe me.
Erker?
- Good afternoon.
- Come in.
Hindrik, put wood in the stove
so we can see our guests better.
- Is this your son?
- That's him.
- Sorry to disturb.
- Nice to have guests from far away.
- What's your name?
- Janne.
He's my third oldest.
Penniless, in other words.
I know how it is.
I have two boys myself, -
and then those two.
- I see you have some liquor.
- Have some, it'll warm you up.
Olof and his folks have a galeas,
a painted table and a silver watch.
- A silver watch?
- Oh yes.
Is that so?
Look!
Maja, we have guests.
I can set the table.
Not many fish at Kullskr lately.
- I've had to go further out.
- So I've heard.
But there's plenty of fish
in the outer archipelago.
- I'm planning to go there.
- Oh?
- Where?
- To the outer archipelago.
That's enough, Janne.
Any other news?
Yes, there's the news -
that Telleskar's boat
sank last week -
taking all men with it.
- How many?
- Three.
Josef, and both of the boys.
God's will.
Give them a blissful passage.
Give them eternal joy.
But everything is your holy will, -
- that is why I preach your miracles.
- Amen.
What do we think about that Janne?
- What about him?
- He was handsome, wasn't he?
Why are you thinking of such things -
when you're so awfully fond of Per?
I can think what I want.
What are you thinking about?
- Nothing.
- I bet not.
Well...
- I'm thinking about words.
- What?
Like the word "good". Good.
And then you add "said Boman".
"Good, said Boman."
Who is this Boman,
and what does his "good" mean?
Does his "good" differ from mine?
And what do I have to do so that a
100 years from now someone will say -
"said Maja from Vestergrd"?
And what would I have talked about?
About this cow? About the forest?
There's never any sense
in your thoughts.
You're completely...
I don't know what.
- What word am I?
- Let's race.
- Who fills her bucket first?
- Me.
- You're not that nimble.
- We'll see about that.
One, two, three, go!
Are you milking, Maja?
Are you nimble? I'll win!
Done.
See? Who's nimble now? Who?
Stop it! You're scaring the animals!
Wake up, Maja.
- Get up now.
- Why?
Come. I need your help.
I think you can handle it.
It's been going on for over 24 hours.
They asked for help too late.
- What can I do?
- Just do as I say.
And keep calm.
And if nothing else, pray.
You can push now, Greta.
Push now.
You're doing great, Greta. Push!
Good, a little more!
Good. Good! There...
Maja.
The Lord decides how many days
each of us have left.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done...
My life and death -
is in God's hands.
I'll come when he calls,
all is God's plan.
You have counted
every hair on my head...
Go home.
I can do the rest myself.
I don't want life to be like this.
We all have to face life and death.
You're not ready to be an adult
until you do.
And you faced them both
at the same time.
What happened?
- Is it Per?
- No.
Hug her.
Maja!
Sea Mother, Sea Mother, -
show me my future husband.
Show me an image of my groom,
show me my happiness.
Sea Mother, Sea Mother...
- Show me...
- Maja.
Did you see anything?
Did you see my image?
I don't really believe
in such things.
Do you really believe in things
like the Sea Mother?
Stop fooling around!
Do we have guests?
Speaking of the devil...
- What?
- Won't you consider the other one?
She's older, and more sensible.
No, it was her I was thinking of.
Janne meant Maja,
he was very clear about it.
Well, all right then.
We have nothing against Janne.
The matter is settled.
Go on.
Maja!
Come back here right now! Maja!
- Did you say something?
- No, I didn't say anything.
She... ran away.
My apologies. That's just how she is.
It's fine.
You'll be a missus soon.
You beat me to it.
Then you two will head off
to some barren islet.
- He talked about it with that Erker.
- About what?
The first time they were here.
- What place? I didn't hear anything.
- You were daydreaming as usual.
But he plans to take you there.
I'm sure of it.
He'll return once the land
has been partitioned.
Then you'll get married.
You'll have to be a grown woman.
You'll celebrate your wedding night!
It feels like nails in my flesh
every time I remember that Janne.
And that I have to see him
as a part of my life now.
That's how it goes.
And when I pray...
...I also ask God for forgiveness
for not being able to like Janne.
And sometimes I pray that it will be
a long time before I have to leave.
You'll get used to it.
I certainly hope that Per
will propose to me soon.
So that my life will be
as it was meant to be.
- How do you know how it should be?
- Everybody knows.
Maja! Keep your head still
so I can get your hair in order.
I'm standing still like a statue!
We have to comb your hair
straight and sleek!
- Is it nice and firm now?
- Thanks a lot!
I feel like I'm in a vice!
Behave now.
I have a bridal sack for you.
It's one of my finest pillowcases.
Be careful with it.
Off you go. Vallborg is waiting
down in the village.
- May I look in the mirror first?
- To look in the mirror is to sin.
There.
You look fancy.
Good day.
Didn't you bring a sewing?
Mother didn't ask me to bring any.
- This is no ordinary trip.
- Perhaps not.
But she is known
to seize the moment, -
and I believe she teaches that
to her daughters as well.
Move your cups,
we don't want any stains.
For heaven's sake,
don't give her the whole roll.
When I give, I give enough.
There, my girl.
That's your first nest egg.
Magnus, congratulate the bride.
Well...
Congratulations.
The crofter's wife Lisa gave it
from what little she has.
How much is there?
Goodness me!
Sea Mother, Sea Mother,
show me my future husband.
Sea Mother...
All beings of the forest and the sea
who can hear me:
Why do I have to?
Girls. Behave now.
Anna, let's go and brew some coffee.
Welcome!
Maja, wait...
Let's go and have some coffee, Erker.
Good day, Maja.
You can wear it on your shoulders.
Luckily it didn't touch the shit.
You can put it...
Thank you.
Damn, that hurt!
That's a lot of money.
It just isn't possible.
I know that we don't have
any loan guarantees -
but Maja and I are young and strong.
You will get your money back.
- With interest.
- Of course.
Whatever the interest,
I can pay you back.
- How?
- I'll sell almost everything I catch.
I'll be at sea from dusk to dawn.
Stormskerry is well located
for sealing as well.
I've calculated that the logs
will be paid off in five years.
With interest.
Five years.
Then I decide
to take Janne's word for it.
Thank you!
You won't regret this.
For your nerves.
The wife was created for the husband,
but the husband not for the wife.
She should honour him, -
just as Sarah called Abraham lord.
I, Maja...
"Maria."
I, Maria Lovisa Mickelsdotter...
...take thee, Johan Eriksson...
...to be my wedded husband -
to love in sickness
and in health.
- Sorry, can we go under the covers?
- Sure.
Damn.
You look like a slaughtered animal!
And you look like... a forest demon!
I don't remember it being that funny.
Though I am poor
and feel enticed -
and guilt weighs on me heavily, -
I still believe in Jesus Christ, -
that he will not reject me.
Your love, oh Lord, is my guide.
It heals the wounds deep inside.
Not exactly a merry tune.
Sorry if it isn't to your liking.
I've found a place for us.
It's called Stormskerry.
There one can be whatever one wants.
But what if one doesn't want to?
I have nothing here.
I won't inherit a farm or a barn.
I have to build something of my own.
- Something for us.
- Why all the way out there?
Anna, mother and father,
the little brothers, -
Old Man Olle and Vallborg are here.
Yes.
But there's fish out there.
There you can create
your own world.
You can have the floor as ceiling,
and shirts as trousers.
And it's beautiful out there.
Completely open and free.
An endless sea.
And wind.
And sun.
It would be just ours.
All that.
Why would anyone
wear a shirt as trousers?
Why not?
Fancy, huh?
There you can watch shadow figures
without being called kooky.
Don't be afraid, Maja.
- Of what?
- Of anything.
Don't be afraid of anything.
Everyone can see.
We're married now.
Did you forget that?
We'll build the house there.
Look, Maja. Next summer we'll
be living in a new house.
And I'll build a pier at the shore.
If we happen to buy us
a galeas someday.
And we can sleep in the barn
until the house is complete.
I'll fetch the rocking chair
for you to sit on.
Look, Maja. This is both our home
and our barn.
Come along, madame.
Or should I carry both you and
the cow across the threshold?
We should nail twigs into
a cross above the door.
Why?
It protects Tulipana against
evil spirits. It protects us too.
All right.
Is that okay?
If it's important to you,
it's important to me.
We're married after all.
What are you afraid of?
Maja...
...but if you encounter one
on a field, -
you have to spit ten times
over your shoulder, like this...
...and then run away.
- And what was this? An earth spirit?
- A goblin.
And then there's the Sea Mistress.
She's horrific.
She floats on the waves with her long
hair down, wanting to take your life.
You have to watch out for her.
She's more dangerous to men.
But I've thought about it.
Maybe she's just a lonely soul
that died a long time ago -
after a miserable life.
That's why she's so mad
and wants to hurt others.
The Nix is dangerous too.
But you're safe
if you sprinkle salt in the sea.
That's good to know. Thank you.
I haven't told you about the spirits
of the forest and the rocks yet.
Row against the wind,
so we can check the nets.
Row with that one.
That one!
There! Father, help me lift this.
This one's ready.
- Not you, Maja.
- Oh yes!
Let her lift,
she's stronger than you think.
Listen to father.
Done. Let's move the next one.
Janne.
- You have to be careful.
- And get a catch.
- You get hungry too, right?
- I do, but...
Janne. The Sea Mistress
is in a bad mood.
I'll say to her: "Be gone, you hag."
"I already have a lovely wife,
I can't be seduced."
Promise me you'll turn back
if the wind rises even a little!
I'll rather eat hay
than live without you!
I promise.
And throw the first fish
to the Sea Lord to appease him!
Janne, did you hear me?
Lord, bless us and keep us safe.
Lord, bless us and keep us safe...
Sea Mother!
Do not take Janne away from me!
He is my husband!
He is not yours!
Janne...
I didn't know -
the winters could be
this long and cold, even for adults.
I've gotten used
to sleeping in the barn.
Maybe deep down inside I'm an animal!
But we can't live here next winter, -
even if you turn into a pig!
How come? This is a palace!
She will be the prettiest girl
in the world.
With your mouth.
And your eyes.
And your beautiful,
beautiful hair.
And your calmness.
And your self-confidence.
And your shoulders.
And your peculiar nature.
And your courage.
We'll have to make many.
So we can get all kinds.
We will fill this skerry...
...with small faces and hands.
And feet.
They'll grow up in a new house,
on these shores, -
under these stars.
The best in town doesn't come cheap.
Maja! Come on.
We have a lot to do.
Come have a taste.
Best bagels in town.
God watches over you too.
Good day.
Please have a look at our goods.
Would you like a silver box
with fine details?
Or perhaps a pearl necklace?
Well... How much?
Only three roubles.
A new necklace for the lady!
No! Maja!
Good day.
Yes, very fine... 250...
What a fine yarn.
- Have you spun it yourself?
- Yes.
- And dyed it as well?
- Yes. With what I have.
Reed flowers, birch leaves,
mushrooms, willowherbs...
I see.
Beautiful.
You have an eye for this.
950 grams... That makes...
And 250 grams...
So we have...
That amounts to this much.
Splendid.
Please sign it at the bottom.
Any kind of mark will do,
if you can't write.
There.
Two roubles and 50 kopecks.
Thank you.
- And farewell.
- Farewell.
Farewell.
Come, Maja.
The look on your face, when the snake
coiled around your neck...
You looked like an eel out of water.
I'd like to have a snake like that,
in the barn with Tulipana.
Maja.
Shall we turn around
and go buy us a snake?
Does it hurt?
- Is the baby all right?
- Why did you take the money?
What money?
My yarn money.
- I've always taken care of our money.
- Exactly.
That's what I'm asking. Why you?
Isn't it usually
the husband's responsibility?
If you want you can hold the money
every now and then too.
What would I do with it?
I can't even write my own name.
- Can you manage?
- Just do your own part.
The new pier is nice.
It's pretty fancy, all right.
But... if we're going
to buy us a galeas, then...
And after the galeas? A frigate?
We need help.
- A shipwreck.
- Where?
Near Storgrund.
Six men are afloat.
- I'm coming. Anyone else on the way?
- They sent to mainland to get help, -
but they may not get back in time.
It's just us for now.
You go ahead.
May God be with you.
Get back safe.
We saved two of them,
the other four are gone.
Maja!
Honey?
Maja...
Hot water. Here you go.
Hot water. Linen...
A towel. And a blanket.
Maja.
Maja.
Maja! You can't leave me. Maja...
Here, Maja.
Open the southern...
Open the southern windows.
Then pour hot coal into
a bucket with cold water.
What?
Do as I say,
so we can get the baby out!
Hot coal...
Maja.
So small.
Our girl.
Maria.
Maria, come in.
You too, August and Mikael.
Come on in.
Look at your new little brother.
Do you want to hold him?
- Here you go.
- A book!
- It has pictures too.
- And letters.
You don't understand yet.
Let me look.
Pictures and letters.
I have something for mother too.
Let's have a look.
- Here.
- Thank you.
Now you can begin.
Draw an A.
What if I never learn?
Then I guess you're a bit stupid.
What do you mean?
No, it reads "lamb".
There's a picture too.
Maria...
- Don't you get it, you moron?
- Maria!
Quit staring at me, you cow,
or I'll punch you!
Mikael, come here.
I said so because she's stupid.
Mikael...
You know the difference
between right and wrong.
That's why I think
you'll apologise to your sister soon.
You're as quick-tempered
as your mother.
Yes, because I'm born of you.
Well and truly.
Mikael. Mother's little hothead.
Maria. Take the little ones inside.
Come.
They intend to destroy
all coastal fortresses.
Bomarsund and the rest.
We either aid them or get slain.
That's the way of the Englishman.
We should all fight back.
We have to remove
all these outer island cairns.
We certainly don't have to help them.
I'm not taking part in this.
Not for nor against.
I'm an lander.
Not a Finn,
not a Russian, not a Swede.
Then I'll do what I must
without your help.
This is a long war, it encompasses
almost the whole world.
Englishmen, Ottomans, Russians, -
the whole of Europe is fighting, -
from Crimea to the Baltic Sea.
But you think
you can stay out of it.
For fucks sake...
Well I guess I can give you a hand.
This stone is for the Field Pixie.
And this stone is
for the Earth Goddess.
And this feather is
for the Sea Goddess.
And Jesus gets all the air,
but no treasure.
Why not?
Because everyone
believes in him anyway.
Why are the eiders quiet?
Are they scared?
Why would they be scared?
Because they know there's a war on.
You gave everyone such nice gifts.
Even Jesus got all the air.
Now we don't need to worry.
Come here, kids.
Don't look over there.
Come.
Come? Where?
Can't we just stay here? What?
Come.
"A soldier shoots a man."
"The lass combs her hair."
"A man shoots himself."
- Does it really say that?
- That's what it says.
Sounds horrible.
- Can we have some already?
- Please!
You too, professor.
What is this?
Are you offering fresh bread?
How lovely.
Careful!
It's going down the wrong way.
I'm choking.
I told you.
All that is evil...
...is far from here.
Should we borrow more money?
What do you mean?
We're barely getting by,
living from hand to mouth.
Come on, Maja...
When we came here you said
you would build a bigger pier, -
because one day
we would have a galeas.
- I was just joking.
- Wouldn't it be nice?
It came from the fjard.
I guess it's time to say
our last prayer.
You have to leave. Right now.
You have to leave now.
I don't have enough time
to get to the boat.
They'll see me.
They're going to kill me.
What will happen to you then?
No one is going to get killed.
Hide in the barn.
They won't find you.
I'll come and tell you when to leave.
Tonight, at the latest.
- I can't leave you and the kids!
- They want the men.
They don't care
about women and children.
Go now.
Listen to me.
Just keep calm.
Where's father?
Good day.
God be with you.
Don't worry.
Janne.
Oh God!
Are you all right? And the kids?
You have to leave now.
They're all asleep.
Go down to the shore, take the boat
and row to the mainland.
Try to get inland,
maybe Ostrobothnia.
I can't take the boat.
They'll see it's gone
and come after me.
Or blame you and the kids.
They hang saboteurs.
Then I'll take you there.
I'll row back before they wake up.
- Maja, it's too far away.
- Come on.
Maja. My Maja...
Maja, the time has come -
when neither of us can be afraid.
No! No.
Please come back.
No...
We just have to be quiet,
bow our heads and do as they say.
Nothing bad is going to happen to us.
Mikael, get down from the Millrock!
If you fall in the water,
the Nix will take you!
Mother...
Keep your eyes on your work.
Keep on gutting.
We're not afraid.
Ice. Ice.
Soon.
Coming soon.
What does this matter now?
It will always matter.
Dear God!
Watch the little ones.
Whatever happens, don't go out.
Let her go!
Let her go!
Don't touch the cow.
That cow is our only hope.
When you leave this skerry,
and this horror is over...
If the children and I
are still alive -
we won't make it through the winter
without her.
Can you hear me?
Do you understand?
We need her to survive.
My kids and I will die without her.
I wanted to ask the officer...
Excuse me.
I can show you.
If you don't mind.
Come.
Outside.
The cow...
The cow...
Me...
Firewood.
Me.
Water. Me.
There's too much to do. And the house
is packed with idle men.
They can't all be unfit for work.
You could at least do something.
Look how skinny I've become.
What do you gain from our deaths?
Who will serve you then?
They're going somewhere.
I hope they die.
Bleed and die.
Nix, the Sea Lord
and the Sea Mistress.
Lure the English into a watery grave.
Sink them to the bottom
so they'll never return.
We do not wish death upon anyone.
Not even our enemies.
That's not what good people do.
I hate them!
They just came here
and drove father away.
I should get to wish they were dead!
You're not that kind of person.
You are my girl.
- Hate devours the hater.
- You don't know what kind of person I am!
Mikael! What are you doing?
Put it down
and leave the Lieutenants room.
Forgive me.
I didn't mean to. Mother...
- I killed them.
- No.
You didn't kill them.
The war did.
There, there. It's all right.
Come, everybody.
Let's clasp our hands.
Dear Lord,
bless and protect these fallen...
Poor thing. You're someone's son too.
Don't be afraid.
You'll be all right.
Take him to bed and give him water.
I'll check his wound later.
You need to calm down, Lieutenant.
Come. I'll help you.
Lie down here.
You need to rest.
I'll change the bandage tomorrow.
Let's hope the fever breaks soon.
I miss my Janne too.
You should rest now.
Lie down.
Maja.
Is this the whole world?
I think it's just a little piece.
I think it continues
outside of the edges.
And then it goes around the back.
Because the world is round.
Yes.
What does that say?
"Madrid."
Madrid.
Can father come back now?
Yes.
- Mother?
- What?
- What are you doing?
- I'm screaming! You should try it!
Let's go.
We have to eat.
Come on, we're going fishing.
But father is not here.
We'll manage.
Maria, there's a pair of trousers
for you too.
It's easier to work.
A little more on that side.
Pull, August.
- I'm trying!
- You can do it. There.
More on that side.
Come on, August.
What? Did she go out to sea
with the children?
Father. I've missed you.
Good heavens, you've wasted away.
And the kids as well.
There's hardly anything left of you.
- Mother sent you this.
- There you go.
You use trousers nowadays?
It's practical. You should try it.
Come.
The English left it behind.
Surely you don't understand
any of it.
- Let's throw it away.
- No.
It was a gift from a friend.
"I thank thee, Heavenly Father, -
through your beloved son
Jesus Christ, -
for keeping me from sin
and all evil through the night -
so that my life and deeds
may please thee."
She knows it by heart.
"Let thou holy angels be with me, -
so that the evil foe
may have no power over me."
I doubt Maria has that many sins
on her conscience yet.
Don't speak
against the word of the Lord.
Come and sit, Maja.
Here's what we'll do, Maja.
You and the kids are coming
back to Vestergrd.
We can't leave.
We have to wait for Janne.
He'll be back any minute.
That won't do.
You won't last out here.
Janne will be home soon.
You don't even know where he is.
He's safe, and on his way home.
Do you know how many men fled
and how many of them got caught?
Janne can come to Vestergrd.
We'll wait for Janne here.
This is our home.
I have to milk the cow.
Maja. Wait.
Stop this madness.
Is it madness to know where
and what you want to be?
As if you or any other woman
could make such a decision.
Well I can.
Janne is not coming back.
He must be dead.
He will come.
I've seen it in a dream.
God, you're so childish!
He will come
because he loves me.
Love has nothing to do with this.
Say it.
Out with it. Say what you want
to say. I can see that you want to.
You think that life
is love and games.
That you can decide how it goes.
And that you
don't have to be afraid of anything.
That you and your children will
manage just fine on this skerry.
I don't think that.
But I can decide what I want to do.
You think Janne wants a wife
who decides for herself?
Can't your Per stand such behaviour?
You used to laugh a lot.
Can't you see that I worry about you?
You see how nimble I am?
- I've always been nimble.
- Nuh-uh.
- Yuh-uh.
- Nuh-uh.
- Yuh-uh!
- Nuh-uh.
- Yuh-uh.
- Nuh-uh.
Tell grandma we miss her.
I feel terrible leaving you here.
Maja does what's best for her.
I'll protect you from the Nix and the
Sea Mistress until father comes back.
I'll keep lookout
from the Millrock every day -
so I'll see him right away
when he comes.
- I have sharp eyes.
- That you have, my dear.
You'll see him soon.
First as a tiny dot in the horizon, -
and then he'll appear at the pier.
I'll keep lookout today too.
Poor little thing.
What's wrong?
Where's Mikael?
He was at the shore
keeping lookout for father.
Then I think I saw him
fall in the water.
I didn't see him
come up to the surface.
Me, August and Hindrik searched
for him, but we couldn't find him.
Mikael...
Mikael!
Mikael!
Mikael!
Where's Mikael?
Don't worry.
Go to sleep.
We'll talk more about it tomorrow.
My little Mikael.
May the Lord bless you, and keep you.
May the Lord make his face
shine upon you -
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his face to you,
and give you peace.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Ages come -
and ages go.
The kin will follow the kin before.
Never ceasing -
is the sound from heaven.
In the joyful pilgrimage of the soul.
I christen you Gabriel Johansson...
...in the name of the Father...
...the Son...
...and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
He'll lend us the money.
We'll start shipping cargo.
Maja, please.
We can't do it, it's a terrible risk.
It's a terrible risk
to live this poorly.
We're hanging by a thread.
Now I'm the one who isn't afraid.
This isn't harder than...
most things.
- Can I sail with the galeas too?
- And me?
You'll not only sail with it.
Your father will teach you
how to be master fishermen!
A galeas sure would be fancy.
Now I have to nurse him.
You can start thinking about how
you'll present the matter to Saka.
- Give Janne a hand.
- Good. Let's lift it.
Janne, we don't have time
for nonsense now.
Come and grab this, boys.
With this you can carry
so much goods and catch -
that you won't know
what to do with all the money.
You'll have to slave away
to pay off that debt.
All debts will be paid.
Everything will be all right.
- You have to smear ash on the bow.
- Ash?
Everyone knows it's the only way
to keep a boat afloat in a storm.
Are you hearing this, father-in-law?
She calculates loan instalments
on a slate like a bourgeois -
modern person.
Then, like a medieval witch, she
tells me to smear ash on the bow.
Laugh all you want,
just remember the ash.
We have to make sure
the net isn't folded.
Maria.
Maria, keep an eye
on your little brother for a while.
Where are you going?
We'll check if there's any driftwood
coming in from the fjard.
Because of the storm, so...
- Driftwood?
- Exactly!
- Get in the sled. I'll pull you.
- No.
You don't have the strength.
I'm strong enough.
- No, you're not.
- Sure I am.
We all have the strength
to make it to next spring.
Sit here.
Next winter I won't be able
to pull you anymore.
But we'll have so much money
we don't know what to do with it!
Then we'll have the galeas,
and the catches will be big.
And you'll be fat like a seal
from all the eating.
- "Mother combs the girl's hair."
- "The boy dresses himself."
Let me try.
"Mother combs the girl's hair."
Can't you sleep?
Is the baby kicking?
I saw...
Come to bed. Come now.
You can take a sauna at least
once a week while I'm gone.
We shouldn't waste firewood.
You're so beautiful.
Am I?
Still.
And always.
And always.
- Don't be silly. The last bread.
- You have a long way ahead.
We'll manage.
We have potatoes and herring.
This is our final trading trip.
Then we'll have the money.
And I'll be back
before the baby comes.
I'll take care of the old man.
Do you even have one single hair
on your face, August?
Maja!
Don't forget:
I love you!
Mother.
They must've gone further
to sell the merchandise.
Janne wants a good price.
They're coming! I saw two men
on the ice coming this way!
What omen made me bake bread with our
last flour at this very moment?
They can sit down at a set table
with fresh bread.
I can see them!
Watch him.
The other one is August...
And the other one is Janne.
Maja.
My girl...
No.
Not this.
I'm sorry.
Father fell into the ice.
I did what I could.
Mother, I'm so sorry. I...
I couldn't get him up.
He went under.
- Maja...
- I don't want to!
That's good, Maja.
Push. You can do it!
Good, Maja!
The child is too small.
Maja.
Here.
She's hungry, Maja.
We were certain
that she wouldn't make it, -
so I administered
an emergency christening.
We christened her Johanna.
After her father.
Maja. Everything is ready.
We will sail to Vestergrd.
The luggage is packed.
You're not staying here.
Life on the skerry is too hard.
You won't manage alone.
Johanna is so small, -
and you have the others too.
Maja!
Don't forget:
I love you!
We will stay on Stormskerry.
Maja...
Everything I love is here.
As are those who are no more.
How could I leave them here?
I'll change into dry clothes.
No one wants to walk around
in wet clothes.
Bring Johanna to me.
To Maja?
Yes. To me.
My goodness, Maja.
Why didn't you bring your father?
With a guarantee from him, maybe.
But to a widower with children...
This doesn't concern my father.
It concerns me.
The galeas will be ready this summer.
Work will continue just as
it did before Janne...
But you have no men
to put in the galeas.
Janne taught the boys.
They know what to do.
August is already taller than me.
And he has his father's shoulders.
Hindrik is close behind him,
and Gabriel too.
No.
I would never get my money back.
A house without a master.
Just a woman and a bunch of kids.
Just a woman?
I survived a war.
The deaths of my husband
and my child.
I survived hunger and hardships.
Is it worth less
because I'm not a man?
How dare you speak to me like that.
I'm not in the business of charity.
Move back to your father
and stop with this madness.
I'm not mad.
And I'm not afraid.
Give her the loan.
Very well.
But to extend the loan period
the bond has to be signed.
By someone who has authority
to sign documents.
Can your father do it?
A woman's signature
is not legally binding.
It is in court.
As is usury.