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.
Length 121 minutes
Julia Ormond | Gabriel Byrne | Richard Harris | Jim Broadbent | Tom Wilkinson | Robert Loggia | Vanessa Redgrave | Bob Peck | David Hayman | Peter Capaldi | Mario Adorf | Erik Holmey | Matthew Marsh | Jürgen Vogel | Charlotte Bradley | Ona Fletcher | Agga Olsen | Patrick Field | Clipper Miano | Emma Croft