Heart of Light

Heart of Light

Heart of Light

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Heart of Light

1998

1h 30m

5.0(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

When the humiliation and grief of his eldest son's shooting rampage and subsequent suicide threatens to pull him under, Rasmus leaves his family and tight-knit community and heads into Greenland's bleak landscape. As he journeys forth aimlessly on an old dogsled, he eventually finds solace in the form of a mystical hermit.

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ASA Film Production

Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Rasmus Lyberth

Rasmus

Rasmus Lyberth

Acting

Vivi Nielsen

Marie

Vivi Nielsen

Directing

Kenneth Rasmussen

Simon

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Knud Petersen

Unknown Role

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Laila Rasmussen

Karina

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Agga Olsen

Magdalene

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Jens Davidsen

Præst

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Søren Hauch-Fausbøll

Værtshusgæst

Søren Hauch-Fausbøll

Acting

Asger Reher

Politichef

Asger Reher

Acting

Karina Skands

Pige i Telt

Karina Skands

Acting

Julie Carlsen

Pige i Talt

Julie Carlsen

Acting

Julie Carlsen

Pige i Telt

Julie Carlsen

Acting

Anda Kristiansen

Unknown Role

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Niels Platou

Unknown Role

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Acting

Knud Kleist

Unknown Role

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Emilie Fritsen

Unknown Role

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Ono Fleischer

Unknown Role

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Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen

Unknown Role

Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen

Costume & Make-Up

Else Karoline Møller

Unknown Role

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Mininnquaq Kleist

Unknown Role

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Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Drum Dancer

Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Acting

Henrik Larsen

VVS Mand

Henrik Larsen

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