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Qivitoq

Qivitoq (1956)

1h 59m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, 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.

Director: Erik Balling

Studio: Nordisk Film Denmark

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Poul Reichhardt

Poul Reichhardt

as Jens Lauritzen

Astrid Villaume

Astrid Villaume

as Eva Nygaard

Gunnar Lauring

Gunnar Lauring

as Marius Mariboe

Randi Michelsen

Randi Michelsen

as Fru Mariboe

Bjørn Watt-Boolsen

Bjørn Watt-Boolsen

as Dr. Erik Halsøe

Kirsten Rolffes

Kirsten Rolffes

as Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage