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The entrance has collapsed. We can't get in or out.

What happened?

They took the horses.

Is this all you bring home?

With horses it's difficult.

Without horses it's hopeless.

Winter has only just started.

Mattis has a daughter.

If we take her, Mattis will come to us.

Here's a little reminder.

Help me, and I'll make sure your sister and nephew make it through winter.

- Why are you giving us this? - You need it.

Stab me in the back, and I'll exile them too.

Get the girl out now.

Why don't you like the snow?

I have bad memories of the first snow.

What happened?

I want to know.

Maybe when you're older.

May she be safe.

If anything happens to her…

Pretty little human.

Food for the little ones.

But I'll take you piece by piece.

Help!

Help!

Birk!

Let go of her!

Little human child.

We'll meet again.

Birk!

Birk!

Shouldn't you be heading home, robber's daughter?

Don't leave me.

Don't ever leave me.

Let's see if I can free you.

Another one!

Little boy.

Getting snow in his eyes.

Why is she doing this?

Try now.

Why are they doing this?

Thank you.

- Birk… - Yes?

I wish you were my brother.

I can be, if you want.

Robber's daughter.

OK.

But only if you call me Ronja.

Ronja.

Sister of mine.

- Hi. - Hi.

- You were out a long time today. - Yes.

Did you have a good day?

Quite good.

What happened?

Did you hurt yourself?

No.

I skied into a branch.

It's nothing.

Skully-Per says that the real winter is coming now.

Then you can't be outside.

I will miss it.

The beautiful part is that when spring comes,

then Mattis Woods will be free of Borka swine.

BASED ON THE BOOK BY ASTRID LINDGREN

RONJA THE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER

Have you seen Ronja today?

She's still in bed.

- She hasn't gotten out of bed? - No.

What's the matter with you? Why aren't you up and bouncing around?

I'm tired.

Come on.

I don't want to.

You're not sick?

I think I am.

Then it's good that you keep warm.

That's what you should do when you're sick.

I'm sure I'll be up and about again soon.

Of course you will be.

Lovis.

Lovis!

Lovis.

Lovis!

Why aren't you with your sick child?

Because the sheep needed tending to.

You will go to Ronja with your herbs and juices.

If she's still alive.

She has a fever, Mattis.

That's how it starts.

And then it gets worse.

And then she'll be taken from me!

You don't know what it feels like to lose your dearest little lamb.

They had lambs in the spring.

They're all hanging in the larder, salted and smoked.

Of course you know what it feels like.

I'm sorry.

Lovis.

Yes, child.

Why do Mattis and Borka hate each other?

What makes you think of that?

I've got time to think about things.

When I'm lying here, sick.

Mattis' father and Borka's father

had been enemies for as long as anyone could remember.

No one remembered why anymore.

It was the way it was.

They liked each other a lot, Mattis and Borka.

But they had to meet in secret.

For Mattis' father it would've been like a sledgehammer blow to his head,

if he'd found out that his son was friends with a Borka robber.

- But they met anyway. - How?

Mattis opened a hole in the wall.

In the fortress's deepest chambers.

Behind it was a tunnel through the mountain.

There they continued to meet.

Best friends want to be together.

And they were only children.

Then came that winter.

Borka swine!

No, father!

Mattis' father made Mattis promise that they would never see each other again.

But they met up anyway,

Mattis and Borka.

As often as they could.

Until one day,

when Borka betrayed him

and led soldiers into the fortress through their secret entrance.

What happened?

They managed to drive the soldiers out of the fortress.

But three of Mattis' father's robbers gave their lives.

And some soldiers as well.

But worst of all was Mattis' mother.

Did she survive?

After that, the friendship ended.

And since that day, Mattis has hated everything to do with Borka robbers.

Deceiving, unreliable scoundrels, the lot of them.

But that was a long time ago.

Surely there's someone who isn't a deceiving scoundrel?

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

Put it out of your mind immediately.

Rest now.

Mattis doesn't need to know what we've talked about.

You can go inside.

Borka may be dumber than a pig,

but not even he will try to fight with snow up to his armpits.

He's got other things to worry about.

This won't last long.

How long have you lived here?

My whole life. Our parents built the cottage.

I wanted us to move, Chegge and I.

This village has decided that we're no good.

If you've lived here all your life, you must have friends?

I lost the few I had when Chegge stole.

- I've never really had a friend before. - Never?

Once…

we lived for almost a year in a cottage by a moor.

Cappa was injured and needed to heal.

That's the longest we've ever stayed in one place.

I'd be very happy to be your friend.

If you want me to be.

I would like that.

No.

Those who've stood guard get to eat first.

Your skinny body doesn't look like it needs much.

But I'm hungry.

That was unnecessary.

I'm hungry too.

And grumpy.

Ronja, my little dove.

You're well again.

This calls for a celebration.

Is there anything you want? I'll do anything to get it for you.

There's nothing you can give me.

Do you know what she means?

I don't know anything.

Stop snowing!

Ronja! It's your turn.

- When will it be spring again? - It will be a while.

What will happen in the spring?

Then I can get out of here.

You win.

We haven't finished playing.

I finish.

How much are you giving her?

As much as she needs.

You take your time delivering the food.

We talk. She's my friend.

Fancy that.

I'm happy for you, but we're not staying here.

But can't I be happy for a little while?

If you want something from me, you poor things, then show yourselves.

That's what I thought.

This is a dead end.

"This is a dead end."

"All this came crashing down the night you were born."

It did?

Yes.

Birk!

Good night, my dove.

Birk!

Ronja!

Sister of mine, I'm glad to hear your voice.

I'd like to see you as well.

We can.

I've made sure that we can.

Climb up on the rocks...

I'll see you here tomorrow.

Is this where you've been?

This is where I've been.

Mattis asked us to look for you. What are you doing down here?

Sometimes I want to be alone.

And you can't be out in the snow all the time.

No, yuck.

Snow and bathwater should be avoided, I've always said so.

But you can play dice both night and day.

- You can always play dice. - Yes.

- What? - It's your turn.

OK.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…

Eight, I win!

No, I had ten.

I had ten.

- But the lowest score won? - Yes!

Birk?

I've slept really well.

Would you like some more?

No!

Out!

But it's cold outside.

So you like heat?

- Yes. - Yes.

Then stay, and you'll be in real hot water.

Birk!

I've been waiting for you.

And I've been waiting for you.

Ever since you saved me from Great Wile-Wing.

You look the same.

A little paler.

What have you done to yourself?

Nothing.

I haven't been eating much.

Don't you have enough to eat?

It's been a long time since anyone had enough to eat in Borka Keep.

Here.

Eat if you're hungry.

Weren't you going to eat that?

There's more at home.

Why don't you have any food?

When winter came, we couldn't hunt, because we lost our horses.

Mattis took them.

And even if we had caught something big…

we couldn't get it into the fortress.

It's our fault you're hungry.

Your father's, perhaps.

Not yours. Can you smell how dirty I am?

Sometimes we haven't been able to dig the stream out.

Then we have to melt snow and drink that.

But bathing is not possible.

It doesn't matter if you're dirty and full of lice.

But I don't want you to be hungry.

We're all hungry.

It's cold here when you're not hauling rocks and working hard.

Maybe we should go back up to the warmth.

Maybe.

- But let's meet again tomorrow. - Let's meet tomorrow.

Pinch your nose.

What's going on?

Your mind has been elsewhere all day.

I'm thinking about the water.

What about the water?

That we have a well.

And we can take as much as we want.

I see.

That's all.

You're free of lice again for a while.

Mattis, your turn.

I don't want to.

I see…

I'm the chief. I decide.

And I decide that I won't be combed for lice.

There's another thing you can decide,

while you're sitting there, deciding things.

What's that?

If you want to sleep with your 12 rugged, lice-ridden robbers, or with me.

Ow!

Ow.

Not so hard. Ow!

Lovis…

Where's Ronja?

She's around here somewhere.

But where?

She gets up, disappears and doesn't come back until evening.

As usual, in other words.

But then she's in the forest. What is she doing?

She's running around here somewhere.

Here you go.

What's this?

I can give you food.

I don't know why I didn't think of it before.

Borka would be furious if he found out I'd accepted food from you.

Fill your larder a little at a time, and they won't notice.

If only Borka hadn't betrayed Mattis…

What?

That's why they hate each other.

Because Borka betrayed Mattis.

That's not what I heard.

But it doesn't matter.

Tell me!

What did you hear?

That's them.

I am your brother. I will never betray you.

Cold…

- It feels like I'm stealing from you. - It feels like I'm stealing from Mattis.

But he wants me to be a robber, so eat.

Not much longer now.

Soon it will be spring.

There you go. Either we've got vermin, or food is disappearing.

Disappearing how?

We seem to be using more than we're collecting.

It's here, and then it's not here anymore.

- Haven't we eaten it. - No, I don't think so.

What disappears the most?

Grain, bread, meat… Everything, really.

Here's what we'll do.

First, we make sure.

And then, someone will be in real trouble.

I have seven.

Your turn.

How are you doing, Chegge?

What's on your mind?

It's cold.

Why don't you go down and sit by the fire?

Yeah.

It's hard, making it through the winter.

Don't worry, we'll manage. We have more than enough.

We have enough.

We have enough.

Does she know the reason?

The reason for what?

The reason she's been getting food all winter.

To make it through.

Or what do you mean?

Do you know why she's been getting food all winter?

To make it through.

So we've been nice to her?

What have you done?

Nothing.

I've kept Chegge's sister alive because I'm nice.

Get going now, before spring comes.

Pest.

Get away from here.

Solve?

Solve?

No…

No, Flit…

No…

- Here. - Thank you, sister of mine.

You're so kind. I've never seen anything like it.

You're my brother.

You can't let your brother starve.

If they only knew who kept them alive through winter.

But you can't tell them.

Mattis would…

I don't even want to think about what he would do.

Damned thieves.

Sturkas, Lovis.

Come here!

Four loaves of bread and the meat is gone.

Someone's taking our food.

Who? No one's getting in through the snow.

That's exactly it.

That's impossible. No one would do that.

Mattis, no one would do that. You know that.

You've known us all for ages.

Not quite all of you.