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In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik encounters Albertine again in London, where he's serving as a British combat pilot. Despite her relationship with Walter, she and Avik begin an affair.
Theatrical
May 14, 1993
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 1, 2004
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Les Films Ariane, Working Title Films, Map Films, Vincent Ward Films, Sunrise Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Australian Film Finance Corporation
Cast
Full credits →J
Jason Scott Lee
Avik
A
Anne Parillaud
Albertine
A
Annie Galipeau
Young Albertine
P
Patrick Bergin
Walter Russell
C
Clotilde Courau
Rainee
J
John Cusack
The Mapmaker
J
Jeanne Moreau
Sister Banville
B
Ben Mendelsohn
Farmboy
J
Jerry Snell
Boleslaw
M
Matt Holland
Flight Navigator
M
Monique Spaziani
Nurse Beatrice
H
Harry Hill
X-Ray Doctor
A
Anik Matern
Thelma
M
Mark Ruel
Photo Analyst
C
Charlotte Coleman
Julie
R
Richard Zeman
MP
M
Minor Mustain
Army Sergeant
G
Gordon Masten
Captain Johns
M
Michelle Turmel
Ginger Jameson
T
Tamar Kozlov
Dresden Girl
