“Bázo” is a Sami word for “idiot”. The person they call Bázo may not exactly seem a bright spark, but he does come out on top. Emil, still living on his parents’ farm as an adult, can neither read nor write. But he is not stupid. When his successful brother Kenneth dies in an accident across the border, Emil is sent to bring his possessions back home. There seems to be nothing left of them. Instead, Emil ends up looking after Kenneth’s young son. Together, they set out to visit Kenneth’s Finnish ex-girlfriend Susanna, who sheds new light on the fatal “accident”. Emil’s odyssey within the Arctic Circle takes him to Norway, Finland and Sweden. “Bázo” is a Sami road movie with a touch of the detective thriller, and doesn’t hide the dark side of life in the far north, with its alcoholism and corruption. Brilliant performances by Sverre Porsanger (as Emil) and Anitta Suikkari (as Susanna) make this a film worth watching.