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Qivitoq

Qivitoq

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Adventure   Drama
📜 Overview: A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiance, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.
🌏 Languages Available: Danish , Kalaallisut
📆 Date Released: 1956-11-06
⌚ Running Time: 119 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Poul Reichhardt original image
Jens Lauritzen
Poul Reichhardt
Astrid Villaume original image
Eva Nygaard
Astrid Villaume
Gunnar Lauring original image
Marius Mariboe
Gunnar Lauring
Randi Michelsen original image
Fru Mariboe
Randi Michelsen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen original image
Dr. Erik Halsøe
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Kirsten Rolffes original image
Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
Kirsten Rolffes
Niels Platou original image
Pavia
Niels Platou
Justus Larsen original image
Nuka
Justus Larsen
Dorthe Reimer original image
Naja
Dorthe Reimer
Johanne Larsen original image
Cæcilie
Johanne Larsen
Edward Sivertsen original image
Zakarias
Edward Sivertsen

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