Released:
1993-04-22

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.

Director:
Vincent Ward

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Adventure, Drama, Romance, War

• Cast:
• 
  Jason Scott Lee
  as
  Avik
• 
  Robert Joamie
  as
  Young Avik
• 
  Anne Parillaud
  as
  Albertine
• 
  Annie Galipeau
  as
  Young Albertine
• 
  Patrick Bergin
  as
  Walter Russell