CinemaNow - Heart of Light

In INUIT/DANISH with ENGLISH Subtitles. HEART OF LIGHT tells the story of a family in Greenland torn apart by conflict between past traditions and the modern world. The point of departure is a bloody tragedy when Nisi, the older son, suffers a mental collapse and goes on a killing rampage before pointing the gun at himself.Grief, disgrace, and shame invade the world of the involved and his father Rasmus, faced with a growing contempt from his younger son Simon, decides to leave the community. He heads for the icy inland on a broken dogsled. He encounters an old hermit who magically takes him into the past. It is a perilous journey between a stark reality and a mystical world in search of an inner compass.***The location shooting was carried out under extremely tough conditions with temperatures down to 70 degrees centigrade below zero. The cast a crew had to stay in a camp near the ice cap and sleep in tents raised on the bare ice***"Remarkable magical odyssey. Stunningly beautiful." - SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL"A rewarding tale of spiritual redemption." - SF WEEKLYTHE FIRST FILM EVER MADE EXCLUSIVELY IN GREENLAND!