The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others.
Synopsis
In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik encounters Albertine again in London, where he's serving as a British combat pilot. Despite her relationship with Walter, she and Avik begin an affair.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic71/100
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Louis NowraWriter
- Vincent WardDirector
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jason Scott LeeAvik
- Robert JoamieYoung Avik
- Anne ParillaudAlbertine
- Annie GalipeauYoung Albertine
- Patrick BerginWalter Russell
- Clotilde CourauRainee
- John CusackThe Mapmaker
- Jeanne MoreauSister Banville
- Ben MendelsohnFarmboy
- Jerry SnellBoleslaw
- Jayko PitseolakAvik's Grandmother
- Matt HollandFlight Navigator
Stills
Themes
world war iiinuitarctic polar circle regioninterracial romancetuberculosissnowmobile1940scartographer1930s