"THE GREAT ADVENTURE" "Translation:" "Anders Moxness Subtitles:" "SprakCentrum AB" "The people portrayed in this film are not professional actors." "The foxes' is not far from the farm." "The fox cubs are sleepy, enjoying the morning sun." "The birds are singing." "For the wild creatures, late spring is the most hectic time of year." "A female fox with six cubs to feed has a lot on her mind." "Stealing a hen now and then is nothing unusual." "For this fox, stealing hens has become a habit for a certain reason." "In the past few weeks, the forest has changed." "A foreign scent drifts elusively about the terrain." "The fox has met it repeatedly, and it is always equally unsettling." "The paths of the forest have become dangerous." "For this fox, hunting on the farm is the safest way of securing food." "What has happened?" "A stranger and wanderer from the far north  an old male lynx, has taken possession of the forest." "She would prefer to leave for a safer place  but her den and cubs keep her put." "The Nordic summer now has a menacing undertone  although on some days and nights, everything seems normal." "The dog is barking on the farm." "It is chained up, longing for a dangerous butjoyful freedom." "The playful otters now have an audience." "A fallen tree is a box seat for three adventurous fox cubs." "The otters play and fish, all too busy to notice the cubs." "They quarrel over a fish as though it were the last one in the whole lake." "Just like when they eat back at the den." "Dinnertime..." "Not only otters need to eat when they are hungry." "It would be nice to have a bite to eat now." "Do you think Mum heard me?" "But the den is so far away..." "How can the world be so big?" "The boldest cub dares to approach the shore, eagerly eating the leftovers." "The cubs are not unlike boys who want to steal fruit worried that the gardener will spot them." "Yes, this is an ordinary summer day  but then night comes when all one's senses are on the alert." "The pygmy owl's night-time telegraph warns of a threat in the darkness." "With morning, a birds' choir sings from reeds and thickets- seemingly joyous over being alive." "But in the midst of this joy, the struggle for existence  continues as it always has." "Many hungry mouths need to be fed  and at the farm, people are hard at work for their daily bread." "The fox!" "The fox!" "I'll get my shotgun!" "The fox will pay for stealing the hens... sooner or later." "The shotgun is now brought along everywhere." "It's a matter of staying alert at all times." "The sandpiper is anxious about her young." "The foxes appear at the point, a mischievous gang of plunderers." "But this time, the sandpiper is not the victim." "A big egg ends up in the fox's jaws..." "A pair of terns appear out of nowhere." "A pack of foxes is not frightened by a tern's angry cries." "Now it's the sandpiper's turn." "The lynx!" "20,000 volts of energy in a sinewy creature." "There is commotion along the shore and the terns are shrieking." "Summer passes." "Rain and sunshine, determination and play." "The August moon is reflected on the lake." "It's harvest time." "Sicke!" "Sicke!" "Sicke!" "The mother fox has a taste; mealtime home at the den is all too stressful." "It's not worth skinning, her summer coat was worn thin by the cubs." "The cubs are also a nuisance, why not use human technology?" "All that's needed is a fuse, detonator and a stick of dynamite." "It's morning, high summer." "The squirrels are already active." "They peel the fir cones at the top of the tree, in the morning sun." "The capercaillie has alighted in a pine, pecking at the needles for breakfast." "The lynx purrs in the sunshine." "An inquisitive and hungry jay visits the pygmy owls' tree." "A stunned cub tumbles out of the den." "The lone survivor." "An otter looks for crayfish in the shallows." "In the forest, grief is quickly replaced by the struggle for survival." " What time is it?" " I don't know." "We have to hurry home." "The August moon is waxing  and the nights are warm." "Waves lap the shore, there's a scent of hay." "The young fox and pygmy owl..." "Troll-like, they bask in the moonlight." "The dormouse - too late to flee, too late to blend into the background." "Here it is, Anders!" " What?" " Did you hear that?" "After night comes the clarity of morning." "Not far from the fence, the farm dog lies dead, killed by the lynx." "But for the fox and otter, it's only playtime." "September." "Strong winds, dazzling sunshine and the trumpeting of cranes." "From north to south, the winds are accompanied by migrating birds." "October." "Autumn, with smells of earth, mushrooms and mouldering leaves." "Shorter days in blue mists and earthen brown." "November." "December." " But Dad..." " I said no!" " I don't want a dog in this house." " More coffee?" " No thank you." "It was good." " But all boys have dogs..." " Now I'll teach you how to play cards." " That's no fun." "Come in!" "Hello!" "May I borrow your alarm clock?" " Just for the night." " What do you need it for, Emil?" " To start getting up early?" " Well, there's an otter in the area." "An otter?" "Yes." "Well, well." "It hid in the den on the hill." "I want to give it something to think about." " Whatever for?" " Anders!" " Can you fetch the alarm clock?" " I'll catch it in the morning." "It's too late to dig it out, but the alarm clock will keep it in the hole." "Here's the alarm clock." "Would you like a cup of coffee?" "No thank you." "I have to get back to the otter before it runs off." "Good-bye." "The fool." "Perhaps even a cruel fool, in Emil's own way." "Who else would have thought of keeping an otter in a den in this way?" " Anders, are you going out?" " Quiet, Kjell." " Why are you putting on Dad's shoes?" " Go back to sleep." "You always ruin everything!" "Your foot- prints will prove that we were here!" ""We"?" "An otter!" "Ow!" "You'll see." "Push him in." "Kjell!" "Kjell!" "Ow!" " Kjell?" " Yes?" " Promise you won't tell." " I promise!" "Are you sure?" "My promise is as big as the earth, sun, moon and stars!" "Kjell!" "Kjell?" "I can keep secrets." "Anders?" "What did you do to your hand?" "Well?" "Go to Mum for a clean bandage instead of that dirty handkerchief." " I haven't had time." " You two are up to so much mischief." "Some day you'll get into real trouble." "You need to do your homework." "I met your teacher yesterday." "She was worried about you." "February arrives with happy, new games." "The otter is still Anders and Kjell's big secret." "The forest won't tattle." "This is exciting." "It's like having entered into a pact with secretive, yet unknowing powers." "On the hill, the fox tries to catch a mouse." "But misses... misses... and misses." "Otto, come here!" "They're playing cowboys and Indians where adults are whites:" "The enemy." "But Otto the otter and the surrounding forest are the good guys." "Otto loves to slide downhill." "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "But it's not always fun." "It's hard to do homework." "They know that Otto is hungry." "Otto needs food." "Lots of fish." "Carpentry is boring, but now the boys will have to learn it." "Old fish hooks need to be fixed and new ones made." "Shame on you, Otto, for sucking on your tail!" "Otto's stomach is growling and the traps aren't finished  so Anders must tap into his reserves in order to solve the food problem." "Caps or bubble gum?" " Herring." " Herring?" "Herring." "It's March now." "Piggy banks, allowances, fish hooks  and traps are barely enough to keep Otto fed." "There's no time to rest." "The otter eats and eats and the boys toil." "Anders worries about keeping the otter fed." "Anders has become thoughtful and serious, unlike his classmates." "Some resent this and find many ways to make him look foolish." " Thirty-six." " 3 times 3?" "Anders." "Anders!" "712." "712." "712?" "Write it on the blackboard, Anders." "What is 712?" "!" "But Anders bears his secret like a lucky charm." "With magical powers, he can open the door to The Great Adventure." "Kjell tags along, not really understanding the situation  a little Sancho Panza at Don Quixote's side." "Secret." "712." "What is 712?" "!" "Secret." "712." "What is 712?" "!" " What's wrong?" " I was just dreaming." "Kjell!" "If there are any fish I'll come with Otto!" "Look, Anders!" "Good!" " Kjell?" " Yes?" " When I'm grown up, I'll live up here." " You'll need to make a lot of money." "Otto!" "Otto!" "There's fish for you!" "It's dead." "It's beautiful." "Kjell, let's dig a real grave for it." "Anders!" "Now we have food for Otto!" "Yes!" "Suddenly cold and hunger seemed to vanish  as if the harsh winter were only a time for rest." "The cranes return from the south." "The lynx moves on, away from the forests of central Sweden." "Days and nights pass without hunting as it lumbers northward- toward wilderness... and a mate." "The calls of black grouse are heard across the crusted snow- all night and morning." "All the frozen dams break." "The waters gush forth." "Nothing can be stopped or changed." "Nothing escapes it." "Not even an otter with a boy who hoped to capture the great adventure  by putting it in a cage and caring for it." "In the bare, thawing fields outside the loft, a fox is calling  like an echo of late winter's witch concert, held in April." "They fall like heavy drops in the darkness:" "Capercaillie calls." "Like a battle at the dawn of time:" "The male birds fight like dinosaurs." "An explosion of forces." "Near the bog, the black grouse attack." "The reveille is sounded;" "the tournament may begin." "Heated and guttural calls; strange, as if from the centre of the earth." "The orchestra of springtime, with castanets, liquid clucking sounds  an ecstasy of hissing, flapping wings and courting..." "Kjell!" "Come here!" "He's a lot stronger." "Ha ha, I have a secret..." "Using bottles is an interesting and smart way of fishing for Otto." "Anders has turned the hunt for food into a fun pastime." "Fantasy and reality meet happily on the shimmering lake." "Kjell!" "Kjell!" "Anders!" "Your father wants a word with you." "Don'tjust stand there - hurry!" "Silly boy." "Anders!" "I didn't tell anyone." "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "Otto!" "I'm sorry, Anders." "Otto ran away." "Look at the cranes!" "But the simplest and purest adventure never ends." "It is reborn, like the moon above and the bird songs in the summer night."