Overview
Qaamarngup uummataa (English title: Heart of light) is a 1998 Greenlandic and Danish produced drama film directed and written by Jacob Grønlykke. It is the first major production for a film to be completely shot in Greenland.
The film is about an Inuit alcoholic, who has to come to terms with his criminal son. He leaves his village and seeks recovery, and returns a new man, refreshed.
One of the central themes of the film is the conflict between modernity and tradition.
Cast
Rasmus Lyberth ... Rasmus
Vivi Nielsen ... Marie
Nukâka Motzfeldt ... drum dancer
Niels Platow ... Mikael Berthelsen
Kenneth Rasmussen ... Simon
Knud Petersen
Laila Rasmussen ... Karina
Agga Olsen ... Magdalene
Jens Davidsen ... Vicar
Henrik Larsen ... Plummer
Søren Hauch-Fausbøll ... Bar guest
Asger Reher ... chief of police
Karina Skands ... Girl in tent
Julie Carlsen ... Girl in tent
References
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).