Released:
1956-11-06

Overview:
A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.

Director:
Erik Balling

Runtime:
1h 59min

Genre:
Adventure, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Poul Reichhardt
  as
  Jens Lauritzen
• 
  Astrid Villaume
  as
  Eva Nygaard
• 
  Gunnar Lauring
  as
  Marius Mariboe
• 
  Randi Michelsen
  as
  Fru Mariboe
• 
  Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
  as
  Dr. Erik Halsøe