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Heart of Light

Heart of Light

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Drama

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When the humiliation and grief of his eldest son's shooting rampage and subsequent suicide threatens to pull him under, a brokenhearted father (Rasmus Lyberth) leaves his family and tight-knit community and heads into Greenland's bleak landscape. As he journeys forth on an antiquated dogsled with no destination, he eventually finds solace -- and the soul he lost long ago -- in the form of a mystical hermit (Anda Kristiansen).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Kalaallisut

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

25 January 1998

Country

Greenland

Cast

Rasmus Lyberth

Rasmus Lyberth

Rasmus

Vivi Nielsen

Vivi Nielsen

Marie

Kenneth Rasmussen

Kenneth Rasmussen

Simon

Knud Petersen

Knud Petersen

Laila Rasmussen

Laila Rasmussen

Karina

Agga Olsen

Agga Olsen

Magdalene

Jens Davidsen

Jens Davidsen

Præst

Søren Hauch-Fausbøll

Søren Hauch-Fausbøll

Værtshusgæst

Asger Reher

Asger Reher

Politichef

Karina Skands

Karina Skands

Pige i Telt

Julie Carlsen

Julie Carlsen

Pige i Talt

Julie Carlsen

Julie Carlsen

Pige i Telt

Anda Kristiansen

Anda Kristiansen

Niels Platou

Niels Platou

Knud Kleist

Knud Kleist

Emilie Fritsen

Emilie Fritsen

Ono Fleischer

Ono Fleischer

Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen

Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen

Else Karoline Møller

Else Karoline Møller

Mininnquaq Kleist

Mininnquaq Kleist

Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Drum Dancer

Henrik Larsen

Henrik Larsen

VVS Mand

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