Qivitoq - 1956

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiance, 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.

119min
1956
11
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Poul Reichhardt profile picturePoul ReichhardtJens Lauritzen
Astrid Villaume profile pictureAstrid VillaumeEva Nygaard
Gunnar Lauring profile pictureGunnar LauringMarius Mariboe
Randi Michelsen profile pictureRandi MichelsenFru Mariboe
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen profile pictureBjørn Watt-BoolsenDr. Erik Halsøe
Kirsten Rolffes profile pictureKirsten RolffesSygeplejerske Kirsten Prage

About Qivitoq

Qivitoq Overview

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiance, 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.

Age Rating: 11
Runtime: 119min

Extra details

Original Title: Qivitoq - fjeldgængeren
Original Language: Danish
Directed By: Erik Balling
Production Companies
Nordisk Film