Well,
see anyone you know?
Yes.
That's you.
13 years old, just like you.
Are you excited?
Yes.
Do not worry about it.
Just do it.
Does my picture go up there, too?
That depends on you.
That's all I can do for you.
You're on your own now.
The others are waiting.
I will be here a little while.
Alright. A little while.
It was a deer.
Now comes the elk.
Open this, Oskari.
There should be a red check on it.
Yeah.
That's our secret.
That's a place where there's game for sure.
- There are deer? - Sure are.
Handsome, with antlers.
Great. I can call them.
Get a good rest and an early start in the morning.
Remember to move under the wind.
And when the light rises,
that will be the best moment.
That's when you have to be ready to shoot.
Dad?
I'll do my best.
Good. You'll need to.
What did you forget?
Gas valve.
All right, now go and show them.
No, god damn it.
Pull it now, all the way to the end.
Oskari!
Do not give up!
The boy goes home.
No, he won't.
- It's been made exceptions in the past. - Really? When?
Kuusisto boy.
Hamara? He sat in a wheelchair. Such can not be sent to the forest.
No, that's right, Tapio. It is best to send them home.
Rather then release the outcry of the whole village.
We have trained like crazy. Just look at him.
Remember who is his teacher.
I brought home a bear.
- He is not like you. - He is my son.
I'm not going to look after him if he gets lost.
The boy is ready.
Give the traditional speech and send the boy out to hunt.
Very well, he can go.
The shame will be yours.
Fine.
Men!
This young boy has hunter's blood in him.
He now stands before men, as each of you once did.
he is ready to continue the tradition.
The boy has one day and one night. To find out what kind of man he is.
And in the morning, out of the wilderness he will bring to us whatever the forest sees fit to yeild.
The forest is a harsh judge.
It gives in its own measure.
You need to know how to listen to it.
And you must fight tooth and nail for the prey.
You'll get nothing for free from here.
A boy goes into the wilderness,
but a man comes back.
Damn it.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY - FATHER"
"The forest is a harsh judge.
It gives in its own measure.
You need to know how to listen to it.
And you must fight tooth and nail for the prey.
You'll get nothing for free from here."
The boy is lost.
Damn it, didn't I warn you?
Damn! What the hell?
That's my son!
Dad...
This is...
Oskari! I'll be damned!
Damn, it's the same guy.
Say "cheese."