Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Some Tracks Should Never Be Uncovered.

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.

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Julia OrmondSmilla Jasperson
Gabriel ByrneThe Mechanic
Richard HarrisDr. Andreas Tork
Jim BroadbentDr. Lagermann
Tom WilkinsonProf. Loyen
Robert LoggiaMoritz Jasperson
Vanessa RedgraveElsa Lübing
Bob PeckRavn
David HaymanTelling
Peter CapaldiBirgo Lander

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Bille AugustDirector
Ann BidermanScreenplay
Peter HøegNovel
Jörgen PerssonDirector of Photography
Harry Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Janus Billeskov JansenEditor
Bernd EichingerProducer
Rosanne KorenbergProducer
Martin MoszkowiczProducer

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