Initial critical reception for the film was lukewarm , but it was popular in the box office in Norway , where 700,000 attended screenings of the film . The film was nominated for Best Foreign Langauge Film at the 1988 Oscars , but lost to '' Babette 's Feast '' . It won the Amanda Best Film award in 1988 . The film is now often considered one of the best films of Norwegian cinema
1988 Oscars
60th Academy Awards
Pathfinder (1987 film)