Map of the Human Heart

Map of the Human Heart

1993 · 109 min · EN · R · 6.3 (27 votes)
Dir. Vincent Ward · Starring Jason Scott Lee, Robert Joamie, Anne Parillaud, Annie Galipeau, Patrick Bergin, Clotilde Courau · Music Gabriel Yared

Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries.

AdventureDramaRomanceWar

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.

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A sweeping, dreamlike journey across continents and decades. It feels like a whispered legend, full of longing and the ache of impossible connections. The vast, frozen landscapes mirror the vastness of human emotion.

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