Smilla Jaspersen 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.
Acting
Julia Ormond's frostbitten intensity carries every frame.
Cinematography
Greenland's brutal beauty vs. Copenhagen's sleek dread.
Director
Bille August
Julia Ormond
Smilla Jasperson
Gabriel Byrne
The Mechanic
Richard Harris
Dr. Andreas Tork
Jim Broadbent
Dr. Lagermann
Tom Wilkinson
Prof. Loyen
Robert Loggia
Moritz Jasperson
Vanessa Redgrave
Elsa Lübing
Bob Peck
Ravn
David Hayman
Telling
Peter Capaldi
Birgo Lander
Mario Adorf
Capt. Sigmund Lukas
Erik Holmey
Hansen
Matthew Marsh
Detective
Jürgen Vogel
Nils Jakkelsen
Charlotte Bradley
Mrs. Lagermann
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