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Map of the Human Heart (1993)

Map of the Human Heart (1993)

Drama Romance Adventure War

Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries.

Release Date: 1993, April 22
Directors: Vincent Ward
Countries: Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Les Films Ariane, Working Title Films, Map Films, Vincent Ward Films, Sunrise Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Australian Film Finance Corporation
Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Anne Parillaud, Jason Scott Lee, Clotilde Courau, John Cusack, Richard Zeman, Jeanne Moreau, Matt Holland, Gordon Masten, Charlotte Coleman, Patrick Bergin, Harry Hill

Overview:

In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik encounters Albertine again in London, where he's serving as a British combat pilot. Despite her relationship with Walter, she and Avik begin an affair.

Keywords:

world war ii 1940s 1930s interracial romance snowmobile tuberculosis cartographer inuit arctic polar circle region