Stranger (2025) Movie Script

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We created order with fire
We burned the forest
We had heard of great forests,
We headed north along the river.
A new world seemed to us
And the stories told of strangers,
But we are the people of the Sun.
There!
There!
STRANGER
Where are the scouts?
They haven't been here.
For many days.
We are here!
We are the people of the Sun!
Don't go far into the forest, Aathi.
Where are the scouts?
Where do you think they are?
Are they aliens?
Took them away?
Have you ever seen wild people?
They live deep in the forest.
They don't even know how to farm the land.
The old Fathers of Heaven.
Thank you for securing our trip -
and you let me find this place.
I ask for fertile land -
for my family's grain.
The Great Sun.
Accept this gift.
From you to the ground.
And back to you.
The old Fathers of Heaven.
Protect this place.
Be a new beginning.
Give me strength...
...to protect my family.
Where are they?
They should have sown,
so that now we can harvest.
We still have time to sow the seeds.
-We must not have to do this again. To starve!
-Trust me.
Isn't it too late to sow?
For this year?
Not if we are diligent.
Are you sure?
The country is better here.
Especially when the rains come.
There will be no shortage of food.
The more we control...
You shot our goat.
Leave it. The goat is ours.
Peace now.
No steps.
We take our animals with us.
What do they say?
We just want to cultivate
our new country.
Where!
Leave it.
Where!
Give them the goat!
-Fire demons.
-Leave it!
We take our animals.
-Give them the goat!
-Quiet!
Let's go!
Why did you hit him?
You need to rest.
No, you sleep.
You need to sleep too.
Tomorrow we will sow
the rest of the grains.
Dad, I can watch.
Thanks.
Stay near the hut.
Thunder!
Thunder!
-Tharan! Tharan!
-Killers!
We have to do something!
Do something!
This is your fault.
They died because of you.
Sleep now.
I want to go home.
I want to go home.
Don't run away from me anymore.
We have to stick together.
Help!
-No!
-Help!
They hear!
We have to get out of here.
-We're going home. South.
-Road?
We rowed for ten days!
We cannot row against the current.
We need to go south on foot.
The old Fathers of Heaven.
Welcome our family -
and grant them good places -
On the edge of a large fire.
I'm hungry.
Come on, brother.
Are they our people?
Strange people.
Ahead!
We could eat our bellies full.
Grains are sown in the ground.
But there are fields at home.
Be quiet now.
Let's catch it.
Thunder!
Thunder!
Peace now.
Thunder?
Thunder?
Open your eyes and ears!
Help!
Help!
Help!
Help!
This is Capricorn territory.
What are you doing here?
I don't understand you.
Help him.
He is dying.
Help him.
Be careful, Oomo.
They are fire demons!
They are weak.
Stay behind me.
-I have something to give.
-Go away, fire demons!
There.
-Go away!
-Here!
-Go!
-Come on! Help him!
The fire demon is afraid.
Oh my!
-Who are these strangers?
-I don't understand you.
Fire demons.
The boy is dying.
Help!
You get everything if you help him.
The animal got inside the boy.
Choama. Get a cleansing drink.
Be careful.
The animal is inside the boy.
Let him lie down and cleanse himself.
What are the fire demons doing here?
The family attacked us.
I already told Ionican.
We are taking care of the boy.
He felled the boar alone.
Bring him to my tent.
-Stay away!
-Take the girl away.
Get loose!
Thunder!
-Where are you taking him? Tharan!
-Capture your tongue!
Go your way!
And stay away.
The old Fathers of Heaven.
Protect us from the savages.
Let Tharan return.
Little girl.
The boy's wound is healing.
The forest has sent you.
To us.
They are a bad omen.
We don't know what they want.
-I'm giving birth soon.
-Ona'aki may have use for him.
Food.
Food.
Food.
Get out of it!
Food.
Food.
I can be of help.
Don't touch our cats!
Get out of it!
Food.
Thunder...
-Thunder, it!
-Murderer!
Go lie down again, little boy.
What are you doing, little goat?
They killed mom and dad.
They must die.
I want to go home.
No. You can't walk.
They'll let us stay. They think
You are special because of the boar.
What if they want to kill us?
They would have killed him by then.
I have to sow.
Father's grains into the ground.
We will stay here until spring. and
until the coming of the People of the Sun.
We both like each other.
Strangers
they still get what they deserve.
Protect this country -
and give it strength, -
so that the grains don't go to waste.
Be useful, little boy.
And no tricks.
Show us what you can do.
And don't do anything stupid.
Let go.
Catholic.
Catholic.
Catholic.
Catholic.
Catholic.
I did it myself.
Choama!
Who gave him permission?
To do this?
He curses the cats.
Imap'aki gets then fish to hide.
The girl thinks she can fool us.
Why can't I help?
Oh my! Iokan!
Come and see!
You are fertile, little girl.
Ona'aki can find you.
Ona'aki.
Onakki.
Ona'aki, who walks fearlessly -
and alone in the wind.
Why not a sparrow?
The land here is not good.
What do we do now?
Your leg is better. Show them,
that you can be a good hunter.
I've already been with Wana twice.
Good.
Keep it up.
As if you were one of them.
I'll take care of you.
What about you?
I can give them something,
what they need.
Push! Push!
-Push the child out.
-One more time!
Good, Aathi. Again.
Push harder.
Ioka, I see the head.
Push the child out.
Good, Aathi!
Oomo, take the baby girl.
Is the child whole?
We thank Ona'aki,
who walks alone in the wind, -
when he gave us a child
after a long time.
-Give him to me.
-Don't think about the child.
Oomo takes care of the girl.
Give the child milk.
Give it now.
The spirit of a girl child
is strong and hungry.
Is he eating, Oomo?
The breasts are empty.
Give me the child.
Let me try.
A little longer.
Get loose.
Your body needs to rest.
You are exhausted.
Who...
Give your strength to this child.
Drive the demons away once and for all.
The child must be protected.
The girl wants you to stop.
Oomo is your protector.
In this world.
He will protect you from Ayoma'ak.
And gives you strength.
The old Fathers of Heaven.
Give me strength...
...to protect my family.
The girl needs food.
The girl needs food.
-Nothing will happen.
-You have to keep trying.
-I can't get anything to eat.
-No one gets it.
Go ask for something, Wana.
Let Tharan show what he can do.
What have you done to the cats?
There are no fish in them.
If you don't give milk,
What use are you to us?
We should sacrifice you.
To the river Imap'ak.
Wana says that Oomo
has been expecting a child six times, -
but every time Ayoma'aki touched
stomach and caused the child to rot.
That's why he protects the child
from evil spirits.
And Wana says you have to gives
birth to many children for the tribe.
We will become a big family.
Wana could focus to hunt.
We need to find food.
There are no cracks
still nothing.
What are we doing?
Imap'aki at the bottom of the river
has hidden the fish in her hair.
I have to try to hear.
Taria's voice.
But the big bear is old
and speaks quietly.
If things don't get better, -
we are starving.
Maybe I can help.
If we harvest some of the plants
and we put them back in the ground, -
they are always growing.
It's like a circle.
The sounds of ancient times -
summoning spirits,
which are in plants and animals.
I am speaking to those before us.
Of times past -
and those behind us
with the times to come.
The flow of the river connects us
through the ages.
If we start to rule,
everything starts to go round in circles.
-Look...
-Stop it.
Hold your tongue, Aathi.
We don't bury food.
It would curse the forest
and would put everyone in danger.
You need to start behaving.
Just like your brother.
Maybe the girl could drink some water.
No. The child needs milk.
Go find food,
so your breasts will fill up.
Can I give the girl a name?
You can't.
Great Sun, I thank you.
Thank you for this gift.
From you to the ground.
And back to you.
Give the child strength.
You are me.
And I am you.
Look.
Grain grew in the forest
big and strong.
Father's powder gave it strength.
Here.
Taste it.
Order.
I'll be able to bring
down the animal soon.
So.
But until then
everyone has something to eat.
Everything will turn out well.
When the spirits find out,
What have you done, we will be punished.
They are not our gods.
-Don't cause any trouble.
-Eat it!
Eat!
Start acting like the rest of us.
Still no fish.
Imap'aki is not listening.
Look.
-The girl is eating.
-How is that possible?
I ate forest food.
As you ordered.
Are you hiding food from us?
In.
I made the plants grow
more abundant again.
Choama!
Taria'aki has hidden
from us the animals until your return.
And you suddenly have milk?
Have you cursed us?
Don't worry!
I am not Ayoma'aki.
Ayoma'aki vei lapsesi, and now
you're taking other people's children.
You speak in lizard language.
I am protecting the child.
Wolves are sent here
to eat a child, -
if we violate the order of the forest.
You have to stop.
Or you can taste
gray spruce forest -
and you will hear the voice of Ykono'aki.
-Oh my!
-He has cursed the food.
Look now!
Look, how his eyes burn.
Tharan brought down the badger!
Now he too is a hunter.
I said it,
that I would hunt for something.
I was watching you.
You have a good connection.
With Taria'akin, son.
I knew it.
I'm not a boy.
What are you doing?
I'm cooking.
You are poisoning the forest.
That has made Taria angry too!
Oh my...
It's not poison.
That's life.
For all of us.
For a girl.
You took him without asking.
What have you done?
-You poisoned him.
-Look!
Look at her. The girl is fine.
Take him with you.
You can take him.
Take him.
Don't you want to help the girl?
You could have some milk too.
Taria'aki does not give this
never forgive.
Help!
Help!
Help!
Oh my...
The water turned red,
I tried to save him from the river, -
but I couldn't catch him.
He's not here either.
The river Imap'aki has long been
has shown signs of his anger.
Now he has taken his victim.
I did this,
so that we can fill our stomachs.
Eat.
Varohan.
You should not stray.
So deep into the forest...
...that you imagine
You managed to escape, little girl.
I can do more.
Ioka, they came back!
Come and see!
You know what smoke means.
They are here.
-What's going on there?
-The fire is too big this time.
They burn everything.
We will die if we stay.
-Where could we go?
-That's why animals hide.
I know the people of the Sun.
We can live side by side.
Fire demons get Taria too to take
life from the forest and the river.
We can all live well here. We rule
the earth with the power of the circle.
Shut your mouth, Aathi.
We can still catch game and fish,
but the earth can also provide food.
They will destroy the earth with fire.
It's not dangerous.
We don't have to starve.
We can exchange animals for grain.
They burn everything.
There are no hunting grounds left.
They just want a place to live.
What have we done?
That the spirits are angry?
He lied to us.
He spoke with our former gods.
He cursed the forest with their help...
...and turned the earth into food.
It's bad magic.
I told you,
that it would anger the spirits.
I must apologize now.
And make a sacrifice to Taria'ak.
You can't.
To talk to Taria'ak.
-You are old and half-deaf!
-Shut your mouth!
Your disrespect for spirits
it's expensive for everyone.
You refuse to change your ways.
Just like your brother has done.
You drink gray liquid
and you will hear the voice of Ykono'aki.
He will cleanse your soul,
and you will learn our ways once.
They have.
He will either die or get wiser.
Thunder!
We have to do something!
Do something!
They destroyed it.
Thank you for showing me.
The right way.
Sacrificing my grain was right.
The magic of the Kors has grown
too strong.
Ykono'aki now lives in you,
little girl.
I have seen a creature in the forest.
It looks like a tawny fox -
but moves in the treetops.
It looks at me when I'm alone.
You may have seen someone
walking in the wind, Is that me?
I think so.
What did the wind chime say?
Tell me.
We must attack.
Against them.
There's a lot of smoke, but I know,
that there are not many of them.
And they have animals,
that we can take with us.
We can attack under cover of darkness.
They don't suspect anything.
Burning trees
have made the river ripple.
Come on, Aathi.
Strength grows with closed eyes.
We'll eat well tomorrow.
Aathi?
Just close your eyes for now.
Sleep well, Ioka.
May Taria'aki take care of you.
Aathi?
Aathi!
We'll be home soon, Eshtana.
Thunder!
Thunder.
I'll be back with Tharan.
Thunder!
People of the Sun, beware!
They are coming to kill you!
No!
Thunder!
Hide, Tharan!
Thunder!
We have to get out of here.
Come!
-Traitor! You killed Wana!
-We'll stay together.
Traitor!
You're trying to kill us all!
You're destroying everything! Murderer!
I hate you! Traitor!
Fire demon! Die!
We arrived.
Tunkeiliya!
Tunkeiliya!
He is one of the strangers.
I am one of you.
Don't shoot me.
He's one of them. Look now!
No steps.
-We are home now.
-No more steps!
I'm at home.
We don't know him.
We can't trust him.
Don't come any closer!
Don't shoot.
I belong to the people of the Sun.
No steps!
I belong to the people of the Sun.
This is a trap!
You're home now, Eshtana.
Get some milk.
Let's say that my mother
I still have their mark on me.
My brothers tease me about it.
But I have one,
We are walking along the river.
The aliens are gone.
Sometimes I wonder what they were like.
What part of me is from them?
We played with the goats
We are good here.
The stalks can now be cut.
We start tomorrow.
Time flows through us
Finnish translation: Janne Kauppila
History of Being