Heart of Light
Qaamarngup uummataa (Danish: Lysets hjerte[1]) (English title: Heart of light) is a 1998 Greenlandic and Danish produced drama film directed and written by Jacob Grønlykke.[2][3] It is the first major production for a film to be completely shot in Greenland.[4]
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Directed by | Jacob Grønlykke |
Produced by | Henrik Møller-Sørensen |
Written by | Jacob Grønlykke, Hans Anthon Lynge |
Starring | Rasmus Lyberth |
Music by | Joachim Holbek |
Cinematography | Dan Laustsen |
Edited by | Wadt Thomsen |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Greenland |
The film is about an Inuit alcoholic, who has to come to terms with his criminal son. He leaves his village and seeks recovery, and returns a new man, refreshed.[5] One of the central themes of the film is the conflict between modernity and tradition.[1]
Cast
- Rasmus Lyberth ... Rasmus
- Vivi Nielsen ... Marie
- Nukâka Motzfeldt ... drum dancer
- Niels Platow ... Mikael Berthelsen
- Kenneth Rasmussen ... Simon
- Knud Petersen
- Laila Rasmussen ... Karina
- Agga Olsen ... Magdalene
- Jens Davidsen ... Vicar
- Henrik Larsen ... Plummer
- Søren Hauch-Fausbøll ... Bar guest
- Asger Reher ... chief of police
- Karina Skands ... Girl in tent
- Julie Carlsen ... Girl in tent
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References
- Schepelern, Peter (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. p. 347. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9.
- Jones, Michael (2008). Nordic Landscapes: Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe. University of Minnesota Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-8166-3914-4.
- Gilmore, Geoffrey (1999). "Heart of Light". Sundance Film Festival Archives.
- Lerangis, Peter (2007). Smiler's Bones. Scholastic Inc. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-439-34488-3.
- Blocker, Jack S.; Fahey, David M.; Tyrrell, Ian R. (1 January 2003). Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-57607-833-4.
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