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A Polar Year
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A Polar Year

May 24, 2018
1h 34m
★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Drama
Adventure

Production Companies

Geko Films
France 3 Cinéma

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Cast

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

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Lars Taqqisimat

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