The First Movie Fully In Sámi (Indigenous European Language): Pathfinder (1987) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026

About this episode

Mike and Dan review the 1987 film Pathfinder, the first movie fully in Sámi, as part of their coverage of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival.

We move onto review number 7, where Dan & Mike discuss 1987 movie Pathfinder (not the Karl Urban remake)! The movie is spoken in a Sámi language and is the first of it’s kind, based on an old Sámi legend, made by Norwegian director Nils Gaup. Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t miss any of their FWFF coverage! YouTube will have the video versions and clips will be on YT, TikTok & Instagram. Mike & Spider-Dan reviewed 13 movies from the film festival, and have 6 interviews to release, catch the first (1985’s Ladyhawke), on the feed of Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores. Make sure you follow @FWFilmFestival on social media and visit their website for more information and future events: www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk Mike & Spider-Dan’s first FWFF ’26 episode on Ladyhawke is found here: https://pod.fo/e/40954b For video versions, check out this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51H9VeN6CKk&list=PLy_ca4KI17VBXnk-HtPBK12mJQKbDa8M- Join Mike’s Patreon at the free tier for monthly bonus episodes, or support for £1 a month for weekly episodes! Head there now for access…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Burton

Guest: Dan

Topics covered

• Sámi language
• film review
• indigenous culture
• Forbidden Worlds Film Festival
• movie analysis

Keywords

• Pathfinder
• Sámi language
• film festival
• Nils Gaup
• movie review
• Ladyhawke
• indigenous film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Patreon, Ko-Fi

Books & works: Pathfinder, Ladyhawke

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