Qivitoq
Qivitoq

Movie·1956·1h 59m

Qivitoq

Directed By

Erik Balling

Country

Denmark

Language

Danish

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The Story

Original title: Qivitoq - fjeldgængeren

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.

Written By

Leck Fischer

Producer

O. Dalsgaard-Olsen

Cinematography

Poul Pedersen

Music

Svend Erik Tarp

Editor

Carsten Dahl

Themes

boatinuitglacierbroken heartgreenland

Production House

Nordisk Film Denmark

Audience Score

64%

13 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

Where to watch

Region: DK

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Cast

Poul Reichhardt

Poul Reichhardt

Jens Lauritzen

Astrid Villaume

Astrid Villaume

Eva Nygaard

Gunnar Lauring

Gunnar Lauring

Marius Mariboe

Randi Michelsen

Randi Michelsen

Fru Mariboe

Bjørn Watt-Boolsen

Bjørn Watt-Boolsen

Dr. Erik Halsøe

Kirsten Rolffes

Kirsten Rolffes

Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage

Niels Platou

Pavia

Justus Larsen

Nuka

Dorthe Reimer

Naja

Johanne Larsen

Cæcilie

Edward Sivertsen

Zakarias

// crew

Crew

Erik Balling

Erik Balling

Director

O. Dalsgaard-Olsen

Producer

Carsten Dahl

Editor

Leck Fischer

Writer

Svend Erik Tarp

Svend Erik Tarp

Original Music Composer

Poul Pedersen

Director of Photography

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