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Qivitoq
Qivitoq

Qivitoq

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

06 November 1956

Country

Denmark

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

Niels Platou

Pavia

Justus Larsen

Justus Larsen

Nuka

Dorthe Reimer

Dorthe Reimer

Naja

Johanne Larsen

Johanne Larsen

Cæcilie

Edward Sivertsen

Edward Sivertsen

Zakarias

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