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This historical Norwegian drama suitable for family viewing, centers on an 8-year old 14th-century Norwegian girl from an isolated valley on Norway's west coast who loses most of her family and neighbors to the dreaded Black Death.. Following the death of her community, the girl, Maren, learns to survive in the densely forested mountains. Later she is discovered by villagers living in the next valley. They believe the girl has the ability to see the future, and they want her to make predictions for them. Eventually she is rescued by her father, who was away when the plague hit their village.