Ronja the Robber's Daughter (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

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I don't know how it happened,
but you already hold my robber's heart
in your little hands.
There are things you must watch out for.
Wile-wings, of course.
But there are gray dwarfs too.
Lovis, are there others like me?
Not in the Mattis Woods.
My name is Mattis
and it's my unfortunate duty
to inform you that we are robbers.
Mattis, where did all this come from?
A cart.
Just stay there, boys,
and we'll take care of this.
Give my best to Mattis.
Damn it all to hell!
Borka swine!
Another empty cart.
- People are starving.
- I'm not starving.
Stop those damned
Mattis and Borka robbers immediately.
Or I'll find someone who will.
The soldiers drove Borka from his cave.
- Who are you?
- Birk Borkason. We live here now.
The Borka?
So the North Fortress
is full of scoundrels now?
If your side is called
the North Fortress, I guess so.
This is the Borka Keep now.
Mattis will throw you all out.
That's what you think.
If you come here, I'll strike you,
just so you know.
I dare you to do that.
You can handle yourself.
Help me.
Hold on!
Wrap this around you.
Don't do anything until I say so.
Tell me when you're done.
Now.
Are you done jumping now?
I suppose I have to get back.
Undo the strap first.
I don't want to be tied to you
for longer than necessary.
After this I might be tied to you anyway.
Without the strap.
BASED ON THE BOOK BY ASTRID LINDGREN
RONJA THE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER
Lies and mischief can be amusing.
But made up tales about Borka swine
moving in, that's over the line.
I'm not making it up.
Don't lie to me, girl.
I'm not lying.
Borka has no child!
He can't have any.
That's what they've always said.
Borka has no child!
He may have had a little boy.
One that Undis squeezed out,
the night of the thunderstorm.
You know, when we got Ronja.
Those were happy days.
Why has no one told me?
What other devilry don't I know?
And now, that snake spawn,
with his heathen dog of a father,
in the North Fortress!
They're calling it the Borka Keep now.
That's enough!
Do you think Borka will disappear,
because you, so bravely, wreck our home?
If you've got lice in your fur,
do something about it.
Borka swine, right?
Don't be sad.
We'll chuck them out.
That might well be difficult.
It's a part of the Mattis Fortress,
and the Mattis Fortress is impenetrable.
You won't solve anything
on an empty stomach.
Did they send you down all those stairs?
They figured I was the only one
you wouldn't throw the bowl at.
How did they get in?
One man might be able
to sneak past Wolf Narrows,
but an entire band of robbers?
We have no guards on the north side.
They're pests, but they're not flies.
- There's only sheer rock wall.
- Well… Not only, right?
It wouldn't be the first time
he took that other path.
It's been closed since then.
- What's closed?
- Nothing.
- I'm just saying…
- Do you want me to throw the bowl?
No, I'm just rambling.
He's rambling.
Bring him back upstairs.
I want to brood and curse in peace.
Post guards by Hell's Mouth.
Tell them to kill
anyone who dares to come up.
The snake spawn too.
And send word to Borka
that I want to see him.
Now.
Borka Swine.
I was happy when I saw him.
The boy?
His name is Birk. But yes, the boy.
But now everything is wrong.
Mattis is angry
and I'm angry too, because I was happy.
Did it have to be a little Borka swine?
He might be in the North Fortress,
thinking the same thing.
"I was so happy when I saw her."
"Why did it have to be
a little Mattis sow?"
I punched him on the nose.
If he thinks that about me,
I'll do it again.
If I were Birk Borkason,
I'd keep my distance.
He's got an ugly name too.
Birk.
It sounds like an old door
on rusty hinges.
"Birk!"
No…
Marketable wares.
From the Borka Cave.
Start loading it up.
Thank you, Halvert.
I will make sure
your trust in me benefits both of us.
It's now or never.
Yes.
What are you doing?
Here we go.
For you, Mattis.
- Give it to me. Now!
- Stop it!
That's enough.
- It will be all right.
- Yes.
You know what to do.
Alright then!
Let's take this damn bull by the horns,
and throw him into Hell's Mouth!
- Aren't you coming, Skully-Per?
- No, I've had enough of stairs for today.
Come.
Well, Mattis…
It's been a while.
Your face looks more like a fox's ass
with each passing day.
But invading my fortress…
That's not the way to a long life.
You've also taken things
without permission, Mattis.
Isn't that what we do?
I'll give you an honest chance,
which is more than you deserve.
Leave my fortress
the same way you came in,
and we'll leave it at that.
You've never been a great thinker, Mattis.
But even you must see what'll happen
if one-eye over there doesn't stop.
I like it here, in the Borka Keep.
So I guess you and I will have to learn
to live a little closer…
neighbor.
You really are a fox's ass!
There's even shit coming out
of the hole in that middle.
That damned bull…
I thought it would make more noise
when you threw him in Hell's Mouth.
Quiet, old man.
Matt, why did Borka say you take things?
I don't want to hear that name now.
Ronja.
One eye to the sky.
Riders approaching!
Turnips!
Onions!
First-rate onions!
Vegetables!
Vegetables for sale!
Where does Valdir live?
What do you want?
Why do you ask?
I'm the lawman here.
I don't let just anyone see Valdir.
Especially not if they're armed.
We are not just anyone.
I'm Cappa. Smavis, my sister.
Valdir sent for us.
We're here to solve the problems that…
you failed to address.
And you think you two can do it?
- Yes.
- That won't be easy for you.
Everyone likes me here.
I can imagine. You seem lovable.
There you are.
I thought you were coming early tomorrow.
Welcome.
I see you've met Halvert already.
Delightful.
Take care of the horses.
Take care of the horses!
We've had a hard winter.
One can't do anything about nature,
but if you catch these robbers…
"When", not "if." When we catch them.
We're farmers and merchants, not hunters.
We keep away from the forests.
But we need the merchants and their carts,
and we need them untouched.
It'll be a pleasure to solve your problem.
We're pleased to hear it.
Smavis!
Shall we play, Cappa?
Watch out!
You can't be in that much of a hurry.
What would you know?
What do you want, robber's daughter?
I want you to stay away from my fox cubs.
And get out of my forest.
The fox cubs are their own.
And they live in the foxes' forest,
not yours.
And it happens to be the wolves',
the bears'
and the wild horses' forest too.
I know what lives out here,
so just keep your mouth shut.
It's your forest too.
But if you think it's yours alone,
you're dumber than I thought.
I'll gladly share it with foxes…
and wolves…
and even wile-wings,
as long as I don't have to see you.
Robber's daughter!
Robber's daughter!
Robber's daughter, where are you?
We're going home.
To stay there forever.
Where are you, Ronja?
Robber's daughter?
- Robber's daughter!
- Let go of me!
Stop. Stop it, robber's daughter.
It's really you.
Who else would I be?
I saw Lovis and Mattis, I think.
The underearthers.
They live in the mist.
They take the shape of the person
you want to see most of all.
Then you're clearly not an underearther.
Because I really don't want to see you.
- Welcome home.
- Thanks.
- Where have you been?
- In the woods.
Did it take you all day
to pick a few berries?
The mist came.
I had to wait out the underearthers.
Birk.
And I saw fox cubs.
Did you manage to snare them?
- No.
- No…
Then we don't get any meat or fur.
Winter is close
and our food stores are empty.
I know.
But you're still out there playing,
watching fox cubs.
Do you think happy memories
will stave off hunger?
I'm sorry.
Go help your mother.
Then you'll be of some use.
Borka.
Did you get hold of one?
A lively one.
Make sure he gets it.
We'll have to give up this sheepskin.
We need food.
Well, if you're done,
I can show you the room.
It's our best one.
- How long are you staying?
- Not long, I hope.
Valdir has called for a new sheriff.
A woman. Cappa something.
Never heard of her.
I asked some villagers.
Apparently, she's tough on robber bands.
I'd like to see her try
to attack the Mattis Fortress.
But the rumor is that she's caught
and brought in over a score.
This is what we'll do…
No one rides out alone
or unarmed from now on.
Just for a while.
She'll try, fail and give up.
Just like all the others.
Help.
- Help…
- Quiet!
What are you doing here?
Waiting for you.
What's that?
It was here when I got here.
What do you want?
Other than my job.
Valdir told me there were
two robber bands in the forests.
The Mattis robbers and the Borka robbers.
We know where the Mattis robbers are.
- The Mattis Fortress.
- It's impenetrable.
And we've tried ambushing them,
but they're careful.
Capable fighters.
It was the Borka robbers
you went after the other night.
Right?
When they all escaped.
So, those you know where they are,
you can't get,
and those you can get,
you don't know where they are?
I'm sending my soldiers out tomorrow,
to try and track Borka.
- How many are they?
- About a dozen in each band.
I'll take charge of the soldiers.
It's an order from Valdir.
Or rather, I demanded it and she agreed.
I wouldn't open that if I were you.
Why not?
Listen to it.
Mattis. Is everything alright?
Mattis!
Borka, look.
Now we can see each other every day.
Borka has a son.
Yes, Ronja said.
Did you know?
I may have heard about it.
But there was no reason
to weigh you down with that.
Now it's damn well
weighing me down anyway.
- He'll take over after Borka.
- That's how it usually goes.
Just like Ronja will take over after me.
She hasn't even come robbing with us yet.
I've always felt
we can take our time with that, but now…
Now…
She has to be better
than that snake spawn!
He may have gone out with Borka for years.
Yeah, you were seven
when you started, I remember that.
So, Ronja is already years behind.
That's what you think.
She's cleverer than you.
She learns faster.
No, but…
But still…
She…
She only knows that I'm the biggest
and mightiest, not what I do.
Not what she will do.
And so far, she seems pretty happy.
She must know what we are.
What it means to have
robber's blood in your veins.
If you say so.
Yes. Now that's been decided.
You're old, ugly and smelly.
But I don't know what I'd do without you.
No.
Shovel that porridge down,
we're heading out.
- You're coming with us.
- Where?
You'll see.
Mattis…
Eat up and get ready.
- We'll gather outside.
- Where are we going?
It seems your father has decided
that you're going robbing.
Why do you look so upset?
Isn't that what we do?
Yes…
It is what we do.
Hurry up now,
so you don't keep him waiting.
Get a move on so we can get going.
Isn't it about time
that I have my own horse?
You will, when you're big enough
to catch one yourself.
I am. I just haven't tried yet.
Try and we'll see how it goes.
We're riding out!
Goodbye, Little Cliff.
Bye, Ronja!
What are the weapons for?
Just in case.
Come on.
Come.
Wait.
Now what?
We wait.
For what?
For one of those.
The next arrow hits you.
Or your friend the driver.
Drop the weapon.
Thank you.
Let's go.
- But where What's happening?
- Come.
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Mattis,
and it's my unfortunate duty
to inform you that we are robbers.
If you would be so kind
as to step out, please.
Form a line and hand everything over!
Chorm.
Welcome back.
A fortunate day, I see.
Ronja…
How was it, Ronja? Your first time…
Can someone help me with my saddle?
- Where is she?
- Somewhere around here.
What did she say?
Nothing.
Do you have something to say?
About going robbing with Ronja?
It doesn't matter either way now.
It was time.
When did we agree on that?
She'd be used to it
if she'd started young.
You can't make those decisions
about our daughter without me.
I ran it past Skully-Per.
And when did he become her mother?
If you were against it,
you could have said something.
When you stormed in
with your mind made up?
Yes. Then, for example.
And you would have changed your mind,
just like that?
It is what it is.
What do I do now?
You talk to her.
What do I say?
Why don't you ask Skully-Per?
My father was a robbers' chief,
like my grandfather and his father.
That is what we are,
what we've always been.
You took their things.
Not everything.
Labbas beat him bloody.
Labbas was attacked.
Because you took their things!
So where did you think we got all we have?
That it grew on trees?
I don't know.
That we just rode out
and found food, seed, clothes
and all we need lying in the forest?
I don't know.
It was just there.
Like rain.
I don't think about
where rain comes from either.
Now you know.
I wish I didn't.
It went a bit wrong with Labbas.
And with the little girl today.
But I won't apologize for who I am.
People fear me, look up to me.
I am the mightiest robber's chief
in all mountains and forests.
And you will be too, one day.
Be like you?
Never.
Never in my life.
I thought my old ears heard something.
Why are you down here?
Why did you never tell me
how we got our things?
I wasn't allowed.
You do and say things
against Mattis' wishes all the time.
But look at you…
I didn't want to be the one
to make tears run on that beautiful face.
Now I understand.
What is it you understand, my sunshine?
It hurts.
Like wile-wings gnawing on my heart.
Oh dear…