Movie·1993·1h 49m
Map of the Human Heart
Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries.
Country
Australia
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Louis Nowra
Producer
Vincent Ward, Tim Bevan
Cinematography
Eduardo Serra
Music
Gabriel Yared
Editor
John Scott
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Jason Scott Lee
Avik
Robert Joamie
Young Avik
Anne Parillaud
Albertine
Annie Galipeau
Young Albertine
Patrick Bergin
Walter Russell
Clotilde Courau
Rainee
John Cusack
The Mapmaker
Jeanne Moreau
Sister Banville
Ben Mendelsohn
Farmboy
Jerry Snell
Boleslaw
Jayko Pitseolak
Avik's Grandmother
Matt Holland
Flight Navigator
Rebecca Vevee
Inuit Cook
Josape Kopalee
Inuit Elder
Reepah Arreak
Avik's Girlfriend
Monique Spaziani
Nurse Beatrice
Harry Hill
X-Ray Doctor
Anik Matern
Thelma
// crew
Crew
Vincent Ward
Story, Director, Producer
Louis Nowra
Writer
Tim Bevan
Producer
John Scott
Editor
Frans Vandenburg
Editor
Eduardo Serra
Director of Photography
Graham Bradstreet
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
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