Qivitoq

Qivitoq (1956) is a adventure, drama film directed by Erik Balling rated 6.4/10.

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.

Cast

Poul Reichhardt

Jens Lauritzen

Astrid Villaume

Eva Nygaard

Gunnar Lauring

Marius Mariboe

Randi Michelsen

Fru Mariboe

Bjørn Watt-Boolsen

Dr. Erik Halsøe

Kirsten Rolffes

Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage

Niels Platou

Pavia

Justus Larsen

Nuka

Dorthe Reimer

Naja

Johanne Larsen

Cæcilie

Edward Sivertsen

Zakarias