• 1956
  • 1h 59m
Qivitoq

Summary In this visual masterpiece and first Oscar nominated Danish film, young teacher Eva arriving in Greenland, surprising her fiancée in the arms of a woman. Seeking refuge, she meets a man also carrying a broken heart in the scenic landscape. View more details

  • 1956
  • 1h 59m

Qivitoq

Directed : Erik Balling

Written : Leck Fischer

Stars : Astrid Villaume Gunnar Lauring Bjørn Watt-Boolsen Randi Michelsen

All cast & crew

6.7

Details

Genres : Drama Family Romance

Release date : Nov 5, 1956

Countries of origin : Denmark

Language : Danish Greenlandic

Filming locations : Greenland

Production companies : Nordisk Film

Summary In this visual masterpiece and first Oscar nominated Danish film, young teacher Eva arriving in Greenland, surprising her fiancée in the arms of a woman. Seeking refuge, she meets a man also carrying a broken heart in the scenic landscape. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Family Romance

Release date : Nov 5, 1956

Countries of origin : Denmark

Language : Danish Greenlandic

Filming locations : Greenland

Production companies : Nordisk Film

Photos

Dorthe Reimer and Astrid Villaume in Qivitoq (1956) Poul Reichhardt and Astrid Villaume in Qivitoq (1956) Niels Platou, Poul Reichhardt, and Astrid Villaume in Qivitoq (1956) Justus Larsen, Niels Platou, and Poul Reichhardt in Qivitoq (1956) Dorthe Reimer in Qivitoq (1956) Justus Larsen in Qivitoq (1956) Niels Platou and Poul Reichhardt in Qivitoq (1956) Poul Reichhardt in Qivitoq (1956) Henning Bahs, Erik Balling, and Poul Reichhardt in Qivitoq (1956) Erik Balling and Gunnar Lauring in Qivitoq (1956) Erik Balling, Poul Reichhardt, and Astrid Villaume in Qivitoq (1956) Erik Balling and Poul Reichhardt in Qivitoq (1956) Henning Bahs, Erik Balling, and Poul Reichhardt in Qivitoq (1956)
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