Original subtitles

[yelling]

[Ronja] Why do Mattis and Borka hate each other?

Surely there's someone who isn't a traitor and a scoundrel?

Mattis would be furious if he knew you even thought about it.

[dramatic music playing]

[Mattis] I thought they would be half-dead.

Someone helped them. Gave them food.

It was Chegge.

None of the others would betray me that way.

[Mattis] Open the gates! Chegge is leaving us.

[Chegge] No! Mattis!

Mattis has a daughter. If we take her, Mattis will come to us.

You'll have Ronja tonight. Do you know where the Giant's Marbles is?

I can find it.

[music swells]

This is how we survived the winter.

My boy snuck in and stole food.

A child is cleverer than you are.

[laughs]

[yells]

I want to show you something.

All right then.

Let's get the girl and finish this.

[music fades]

- [twigs snapping] - [birds wings flapping]

[Ronja] You see those? They'll be completely yellow soon.

[Chegge] Mmm.

And then the rump-goblins will come out

and hang them in their hair.

[soldier] Steady your horses. They should be down here.

[tense music playing]

- [Chegge] You really like being out here. - Yeah.

- Why? - What do you mean "why"?

[Chegge] It's just a forest.

It's home to me.

Almost more home than home.

Do you understand?

Mm.

I think so.

It's... nice to have a home.

[chuckles] Mm-hmm.

[horse neighing in distance]

[Ronja] Is it this way?

- [Chegge] Do you know where we are? - [Ronja] Yeah.

It's called the Giant's Marbles. There are gray dwarves here.

Chegge?

- What are you going to show me? - It's down here. Come.

[tense music continues]

[men chatting indistinctly]

- [twigs snapping] - [sword drawing]

[soldier] Where's Chegge gone? Chegge!

Chegge!

What are they doing here?

- [soldier 1] Chegge? Where are you? - [soldier 2] Must be here somewhere.

Come on. Come on. Where are they?

[Ronja] Chegge?

[soldier 1] Use your eyes!

[Cappa] We're headed in the right direction.

They think they're going to catch you.

[indistinct muttering]

[Chegge] Come.

[both grunting]

[soldier 2] Come!

[soldier 1] Chegge?

[sword drawing]

[whispering] Why do they think I'm here?

Because I told them I'd bring you here.

[soldier 3] They're here somewhere.

It's all right...

[dirt falling]

[solder 2] Come out! Come on!

Where are you?

Come on!

Time to go!

[armor clanking]

Huh?

Hello?

Holte?

[creature growling]

[loud snarling]

[soldiers screaming]

[snarling continues]

- [soldiers screaming] - [snarling continues]

[Chegge] Ronja, come.

Gray dwarves! Gauto!

Cappa!

[snarling, chomping]

Cappa! Gray dwarves!

[men's screams of anguish echoing]

[man groaning in pain]

- Get the rags! - We need more water.

Quickly! Get the rags!

Damn!

- [Borka] This was not the plan. - [Undis] They will all survive.

Yes, this time.

But Mattis won't let it end here.

[groaning continues]

[Undis] He's stupid. But even Mattis must understand

that no good will come from us destroying each other.

Yes, maybe.

If he stops to think about it.

Which he rarely does.

[men moaning in pain]

Maybe he's calmed down.

[man] Go get some bandages.

We quarrel and steal from each other.

Sometimes people get hurt.

But this...

He hasn't calmed down.

This was not the plan.

[heroic theme music playing]

BASED ON ASTRID LINDGREN'S BOOK

RONJA THE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER

[music fades]

[woodpecker pecking]

[Chegge] I had a sister and a nephew in the village.

If I didn't help the new sheriff,

they would be made to suffer more than they already did.

Helped her with what?

I was supposed to get into Mattis's band of robbers,

and make sure they could catch him.

I don't understand.

Cappa wanted to catch you and exchange you for Mattis.

But I never had... a home,

or friends like in Mattis Fortress.

Even if I'm not a Mattis robber anymore.

Why wouldn't you be?

Mattis, uh...

He threw me out.

He thought I had stolen food to give to Borka.

But I didn't. I promise.

[indistinct village sounds]

[Valdir] How's it going out there?

[Cappa] Well, you saw us return.

Yes, I did.

Then you know how it is going.

Cappa, our patience with you is growing thin.

[Cappa] We will succeed tomorrow.

[door closes]

[Chegge] Ronja, I'm sorry about all of this.

I will walk you back to the fortress so you'll get home safely.

I should maybe tell Mattis about me and the sheriff.

[Ronja] No. Don't.

[Chegge] It doesn't feel right to keep secrets from him.

[Ronja] I know.

It doesn't.

But if you tell him, he will just kill you right there.

[bird squawking]

He'll probably regret it.

But it will be too late by then.

Is no one standing guard?

[metal creaking]

[Chegge] Hello?

Is anyone there?

[footsteps running]

[robber groaning in pain]

[Lovis] Move out of the way! I need to get the arrow out.

[robbers clamoring]

[Lovis] Get me water and peat moss.

- [robber] Hold this. - What happened?

The Borka swine! And his damned robbers.

[Fjosok] Hold on to it. Hold on to it.

- [grunting] - [wood cracking]

I've been composed so far.

Now I'll take them all out, one by one.

[Lovis] Hold him still.

- [squelching] - [Sturkas muffled scream]

[Sturkas moaning]

What happened?

People like Borka should be hanged.

That's the truth.

- [Ronja] Yes, but what happened? - [groaning]

We robbed and loaded everything.

But on our way home, Borka and his gang came

and tried to take all our loot.

Our loot. Ours!

[Skully-Per] And they shot at us.

Sturkas got an arrow in the neck,

and Mattis one in the shoulder.

Here.

[laughing] Two or three of the Borka scum

got it as bad as Sturkas,

and some.

To take from us, what we have honorably robbed.

Borka swine!

But didn't we steal from them all autumn?

What's that got to do with anything?

Whose side are you on? Just look at Sturkas!

[groans, coughs]

[Sturkas continues coughing]

Oh. [groans]

Ronja.

Hi.

Hey, Ronja, They won't break me that easily, you know.

No, Sturkas. They won't break you that easily.

What are you doing here?

It was...

- [sighs] I wasn't the one... - I know.

...who stole food.

I know it was the snake spawn who stole the food, so you're...

Welcome back.

Thank you, Mattis.

[groans softly]

[robber] No. No, no, no. No, no, no!

[robbers laughing]

[radiant music playing]

[metal clanging]

[indistinct village chatter]

[Cappa] You saw Chegge in the pillory.

You know what he looks like.

There's good pay to collect if you bring him to me.

And if you bring me the girl, Mattis or Borka,

there's double that amount.

[Gauto] We lost two men yesterday.

There are a lot of dangers out there.

Gray dwarves, wile-wings, underearthers, shadow-trolls.

Only you two benefit if we succeed.

[soldier] She's right, what do we get out of this? We're risking our...

Double pay for Chegge, four times for the girl and Mattis.

- [Gauto] Rove? - Mm-hmm.

- [Gauto] And the rest of you? - Yes.

[soldier] The group from the south of the village,

you will take the long road.

The group from the north of the village, you will go around the outside.

Are we really going to continue like this?

I want us to leave this place.

I never thought about it before,

but what we do, it affects others.

Innocents.

For us to continue what we're doing, it's best that you don't think about that.

[horse neighs]

[Cappa] Get out of my way!

- [ducks quacking] - [robber] Come and help out!

[oinking]

- [chirping] - [Ronja giggling]

Oh dear, oh dear. Yes.

- Come on now. - His name is Little Brother.

Hi, Little Brother.

[sheep bleating]

Hi.

You're not going back to the forest, are you?

Yes. I have to go out.

Is that wise?

It's always wise.

You know what I mean.

Cappa and the soldiers will never give up.

Chegge, I'll be fine.

What is it you do out there?

Look after this little one instead.

[chirping]

Ronja.

One eye to the sky, and the other to everything else.

- [sheep bleating] - [chicks chirping]

Yes, Little Brother. Yes, Little Brother.

[dramatic music playing]

[Cappa] Spread out.

I don't care about Chegge, but I want Mattis and the girl alive.

[soldier] Understood.

Everyone, get down.

Gauto is not completely wrong.

It can be dangerous out here, so... [sighs]

...stick together and keep your eyes open.

[Ronja] Ooh!

- [Birk] Three. - [Ronja] Well done!

[Birk] Look at this.

Look!

- [tree branch breaking] - [Ronja] Shh!

Down, down. Hide.

[dramatic music continues]

- [soldier 1] Have you seen anyone? - Nothing so far.

- We're gonna have to keep looking. - Where are they?

We will catch them.

[whispering] Who are they looking for?

Us.

You.

Everyone.

[twigs breaking]

Down, down!

[arrow whooshes]

What was that?

[indistinct muttering]

[muttering continues]

Why are they doing this for?

- [men chattering] - [blades sharpening]

[Mattis] Today the Borka lice are leaving the North Fortress.

Those dirty dogs!

Well then! Let's take that damned bull by the horns.

[robbers yell in agreement]

The whole forest is full of soldiers.

[robbers fall silent]

What was that?

I said the whole forest is full of soldiers.

Why are those disgusting peasants coming here now?

[Ronja] I don't know.

But it's probably best if you don't go out now.

That was just what I needed!

We were just about to finish off those Borka robbers,

and now we can't go outside!

Maybe it's the end for the Mattis robbers too.

Oh no, it's not.

Why do you have to wish each other dead?

Ask Borka. He fired the first arrow.

What happened to robbers not killing each other?

Well, perhaps one time has to be the first.

- [bowl slams] - It does not.

The child is wiser than you, Mattis.

It can only end in misery. What good will that do?

[Mattis] What good will it do?

What good will it do?

To get Borka out of Mattis Fortress once and for all, and forever.

There must be another way.

By all means.

Let's hear it.

Find another way to drive them out then, since you are so wise

- I just mean... - I can hear what you're saying.

- Let's hear it. - Mattis...

How will you get rid of them? Huh?

Since you're so wise, spit it out.

Let's hear it. How will you get rid of them? Huh?

How will you get rid of them?

[Ronja] Ugh!

[dramatic music playing]

[thunder cracking]

You know we are right!

You saw what they did to Sturkas.

Isn't it more about what they did to you?

Took your loot and hurt your robbers.

You're the chief.

You're supposed to protect them, and you failed.

I think you should be quiet now.

You have 12 robbers who never say anything other than what you want to hear.

You can't handle someone standing up to you.

I know you hate Borka for what he's done.

Both then and now.

But Mattis, you can't put that on Ronja's shoulders.

Thanks for telling me.

You refuse to listen to me.

I can hear you talking.

There is a difference between hearing me talk

and listening to what I have to say.

[thunder rumbling]

- [indistinct village chatter] - [dog barking]

[villager] Get in replacements. They're making it worse!

- [Rove] Out of the way! - [horses neighing]

[melancholy music playing]

[birds chirping]

One eye to the sky!

I know.

[tense music playing]

[Birk whistling a tune]

[tense music fades]

[continues whistling]

[Birk] Do you want to look for the horses?

[Ronja] No.

I can't feel at peace in the forest anymore.

It's not safe.

Not knowing who is alive and who is dead when the evening comes...

But no one has died yet.

It's only because Mattis hasn't come across any Borka robbers.

[tense music resumes]

[Birk whistling]

[Gauto] Quiet!

- What was that? - [Birk gasps]

What?

Someone was whistling.

[soldier] Hold.

Really? Really?

- Are you sure about that? - [Gauto] Yes. They're here.

[music intensifies]

[music fades]

[robbers chattering happily]

[Borka] We stole from you. My boy snuck in and stole food.

A child is cleverer than you are.

[intense music playing]

[yells]

Oh damn!

Aw, bloody hell!

How did he get into the fortress?

Where did he get in, the little snake spawn?

Yes! This is where he got in, that son of a dog.

[Ronja] Are they still here?

It's safe. Come.

What should we do?

[sighs] There's not much I want to do here.

Or can do, with all these soldiers running around.

- Should we just go home? - Yes.

Do you think we need to split up earlier?

Earlier than what?

Earlier than usual.

Why?

I'm just so worried that someone will see us together.

Don't think about that.

You've got enough misery.

I'll see you here tomorrow, Ronja, robber's daughter.

Bye.

[faint screeching in the distance]

Thank you.

[dog whining]

[horse snorting]

Smavis?

Smavis?

[man] Get out of the way!

[Cappa] Smavis?

[indistinct chattering]

[door opening]

Have you seen Smavis?

No. She left the village before the sun reached its peak.

- Did she say where she was going? - No.

- Or When she'll be back? - No.

[Valdir] Any progress?

Oh, we're doing our best, but...

No buts.

Put a stop to those damned robbers now,

or else I'll put you both in the pillory stocks.

[Fjosok] Hurry on home now. You need to see what's happened.

- What has happened? - Hurry.

What? Can't you just tell me?

No, you'll have to see. But it's very enjoyable.

[laughing]

I see. That's just what I need.

[continues laughing]

[robbers yelling and laughing]

Ronja! Ronja, my dove! Oh!

- [Ronja yelps] - You were right. There was another way.

And now, now Borka will disappear faster than the eye can blink.

Trust me.

How? How will he disappear?

Look. Look what I caught with my own two hands.

- [robber] We finally caught the boy! - [robbers laughing]

Now I just say to Borka, "Are you staying or leaving?"

"Do you want your snake spawn back or not?"

[screaming]

You can't do this, you beast! You can't do this!

You beast! You beast!

[yelling] What? What is my daughter telling me I can't do?

Now, everyone calm down.

Let's let our mouths rest for a while

so nothing comes out of them that we may regret later.

This is snake spawn.

A louse.

A thieving little dog.

And finally my father's fortress will be free of the rest of this vermin.

[robbers agreeing]

Chegge, send word to Borka

that I want to see him at Hell's Mouth tomorrow at sunrise.

[spits]

Is anyone there?

I come with a message for Borka.

From Mattis.

[guard] What message?

I have to give it to Borka himself.

Stay there.

What did he want?

Mattis wants to meet tomorrow at sunrise.

But why?

I don't know. But it's important that I go.

Maybe he wants you to join forces against all the soldiers out there.

It's Mattis we're talking about.

He's got some kind of devilry planned.

Hm. Well, tomorrow we'll know.

Where's Birk?

He's probably in the forest or somewhere in the fortress.

That kid is never where he's supposed to be.

Has anyone seen Birk?

No. Not since this morning.

Search through the fortress.

You heard him.

- Find him. - You heard him.

[men laughing]

Hello, little Borkason.

[robber] Little squirming Borka.

When are you going home to your father?

[Ronja sobbing]

What's going on here?

[robber] You best lie there!

Ah!

You best stay there.

[Mattis] Don't touch the snake spawn.

That wound needs washing.

Snake spawn or not.

Don't you dare touch him, I said!

[gasping]

Oh dear. Hey.

[grunts]

Out!

All you men, get out! Now!

Uh...

[yelping softly]

[Lovis] You too, Mattis.

Get out.

[yelling] Begone!

[Mattis grunting]

I hate you!

[sobbing]

[melancholy string music playing]

[music fades]

Can't you sleep?

Can you?

No.

What's Mattis doing?

I don't know.

And I don't care either.

It's hard to hate someone you've loved so much.

Getting rid of Borka is more important to him than I am.

It may seem that way, but it's not true.

You can't go around robbing people.

It's wrong.

More wrong than anything else.

He doesn't see it that way.

How do you see it?

I know him better than to think that I can change his mind.

Because he cares more about his stupid feud with Borka

than he does about us.

[emotional music playing]

[robber] He's coming out now.

You damned child robber!

I suspected the worst when the boy didn't come home yesterday.

You're a cold man, Mattis.

A wretched man!

I understand that you want to get rid of me,

but going after my son...

I don't care what you think of me.

I just want to know when you're going to leave.

We need to find a place to settle, where we don't have to fear for our lives.

That takes time.

[Mattis] Is that right?

Give me my son now,

and we'll be gone before the end of summer.

I give you my word.

Then I give you my word

that you'll get your son back before the end of summer.

I mean that I want him back now, and we'll move out later.

That's not what I mean.

And we have dungeons in Mattis Castle.

So he won't be without a roof over his head

if it's a rainy summer.

[laughing]

He won't survive until the end of summer in a dungeon.

Then maybe you had better hurry up a bit.

[Ronja grunting softly]

Leave my fortress.

[dramatic music playing]

No!

[Lovis whimpers]

We've got dungeons on our side of the fortress too.

In case we have a rainy summer.

[men laughing]

So, Mattis...

What do you say?

Will you give me my son back?

Did you hear me, Mattis?

Mattis, will you give me back my son?

Of course I will.

Whenever you want.

Then I want him now, and not by the summer.

Come and get your son.

But you can't return a child to me.

I don't have one.

[sobbing]

Mattis...

Mattis!

[Ronja yelling] Mattis!

[sobbing]

[dramatic music playing]