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Heart of Light (1998)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Jacob Grønlykke

Synopsis

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).

Actors

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
Henrik Larsen
Henrik Larsen
VVS Mand
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

Crews

Jacob Grønlykke
Jacob Grønlykke
Director
Jacob Grønlykke
Jacob Grønlykke
Writer
Hans Anthon Lynge
Hans Anthon Lynge
Writer

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