Heart of Light (1998)
Género : Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 30M
Director : Jacob Grønlykke
Sinopsis
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).
Cuando el mundo es consciente de que el asteroide más grande de la historia va a impactar en la Tierra y aniquilar todo rastro de vida, los gobiernos de todo el mundo realizan un sorteo en el cual los afortunados podrán sobrevivir en refugios secretos. Esta decisión desata un caos a nivel mundial. Muchos tendrán que emprender un peligroso viaje donde se enfrentarán a los más imponentes peligros de la naturaleza, lo que les obligará a encontrar la manera de mantenerse unidos mientras encuentran la forma de sobrevivir.
Es el año 2020 y el científico ambiental Thom Archer sugiere que una empresa perforadora de energía que trabaja en el glaciar de Groenlandia está causando el derretimiento del casquete polar. Como nadie le cree, se va al Ártico en busca de pruebas irrefutables.
Isla de Ellesmere, norte de Canadá, 1908. Josephine, una mujer valiente pero ingenua, emprende un peligroso viaje por inhóspitas regiones en busca de su esposo, el explorador Robert Peary, que intenta encontrar una ruta hacia el Polo Norte.
Thomas y Thomas están pasando por una mala racha: ambos son actores de treinta y tantos años y viven en París. Un día, deciden irse de la ciudad y volar a Kullorsuaq, uno de los pueblos más remotos de Groenlandia, donde vive Nathan el padre de uno de ellos. En la comunidad Inuit van a descubrir el encanto de las costumbres locales y pondrán a prueba su amistad.
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).
21 de enero de 1968, un bombardero B-52 estadounidense que transportaba cargas nucleares se ha estrellado en el hielo polar cerca de la base militar aérea norteamericana en Thule, Groenlandia. Unos días más tarde, responsables del gobierno calificarán el accidente como un «Broken Arrow» —es decir, un incidente donde intervienen armas nucleares pero no reviste peligro—, no habiendo motivo para preocuparse en torno a contaminación radiactiva o violación de la política nuclear por parte de una potencia extranjera. Centenares de trabajadores de Thule están trabajando en una inmensa operación de limpieza. Después de 8 meses, todos los restos de la aeronave y la nieve contaminada con plutonio han desaparecido. El caso está cerrado. No obstante, y 18 años más tarde, mientras cubría una historia sobre trabajadores locales, el reportero Paul Brink se verá inmerso en sospechosas circunstancias que le llevarán al oculto accidente nuclear del 68.
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