Qaamarngup uummataa () (English title: Heart of Light) is a 1998 Greenlandic and Danish produced drama film directed and written by Jacob Grønlykke.Gilmore, Geoffrey (1999). "Heart of Light" . Sundance Film Festival Archives. It is the first major production for a film to be completely shot in Greenland.
The film is about an Inuk alcoholic, who has to come to terms with his criminal son. He leaves his village and seeks recovery, and returns a new man, refreshed. One of the central themes of the film is the conflict between modernity and tradition.
Cast Rasmus Lyberth ... Rasmus Vivi Nielsen ... Marie Nukâka Motzfeldt ... drum dancer Niels Platow ... Mikael Berthelsen Kenneth Rasmussen ... Simon Knud Petersen Laila Rasmussen ... Karina Agga Olsen ... Magdalene Jens Davidsen ... Vicar Henrik Larsen ... Plummer Søren Hauch-Fausbøll ... Bar guest Asger Reher ... chief of police Karina Skands ... Girl in tent Julie Carlsen ... Girl in tent
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