Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bavaria Film
Julia Ormond as Smilla Jasperson, Gabriel Byrne as The Mechanic, Richard Harris as Dr. Andreas Tork, Jim Broadbent as Dr. Lagermann, Tom Wilkinson as Prof. Loyen, Robert Loggia as Moritz Jasperson, Vanessa Redgrave as Elsa Lübing, Bob Peck as Ravn, David Hayman as Telling, Peter Capaldi as Birgo Lander, Mario Adorf as Capt. Sigmund Lukas, Erik Holmey as Hansen, Matthew Marsh as Detective, Jürgen Vogel as Nils Jakkelsen, Charlotte Bradley as Mrs. Lagermann, Ona Fletcher as Inuit Jäger, Agga Olsen as Juliane Christiansen, Patrick Field as Polizist, Clipper Miano as Isaiah Christiansen