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Qivitoq (1956)

Qivitoq poster
Original title
Qivitoq - fjeldgængeren
Directed by
Erik Balling
Genre
drama film, romance film, family film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
11
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the harsh and isolated landscape of Greenland, a woman meets a man who has cut himself off from the world. Their encounter stirs emotions and challenges their solitude.

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What happens

Qivitoq - Fjeldgængeren (English: Qivitoq - The Mountaineer) is a 1956 Danish drama film directed by Erik Balling and starring Poul Reichhardt and Astrid Villaume. The movie was filmed entirely on location in Greenland. It was nominated both for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and for the Palme D'Or at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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