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A Polar Year

A Polar Year

20186.41h 34m

Overview

A Danish teacher takes a job in Greenland and tries to overcome the animosity of the tight-knit locals through a series of errors that help him embrace the snow-covered life.

Directed by Samuel Collardey
Written by Samuel Collardey, Catherine Paillé, Grégoire Debailly
Produced by Grégoire Debailly
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Top Cast

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Anders Hvidegaard

Anders

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Asser Boassen

Asser

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Thomasine Jonathansen

Thomasine

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Gert Jonathansen

Gert

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Julius Nielsen

Julius

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Lars Taqqisimat

Un enfant

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Themes & Keywords

inuit

About A Polar Year

A Polar Year is a drama, adventure film released in 2018 exploring themes of inuit. Directed by Samuel Collardey, it stars Anders Hvidegaard, Asser Boassen, Thomasine Jonathansen. A Danish teacher takes a job in Greenland and tries to overcome the animosity of the tight-knit locals through a series of errors that help him embrace the snow-covered life.

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