Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | Feb. 28, 1997

Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.

Smilla's Sense of Snow

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | Feb. 28, 1997

Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bavaria Film
Original title Smilla's Sense of Snow
Directors Emma Pounds, William Booker, Terry Madden, Arthur Wooster, Guy Travers, Bille August
Writers Peter Høeg, Ann Biderman

Cast

Julia Ormond

as Smilla Jasperson

Gabriel Byrne

as The Mechanic

Richard Harris

as Dr. Andreas Tork

Jim Broadbent

as Dr. Lagermann

Tom Wilkinson

as Prof. Loyen

Robert Loggia

as Moritz Jasperson

Vanessa Redgrave

as Elsa Lübing

Bob Peck

as Ravn

David Hayman

as Telling

Peter Capaldi

as Birgo Lander

Mario Adorf

as Capt. Sigmund Lukas

Erik Holmey

as Hansen

Matthew Marsh

as Detective

Jürgen Vogel

as Nils Jakkelsen

Charlotte Bradley

as Mrs. Lagermann

Ona Fletcher

as Inuit Jäger

Agga Olsen

as Juliane Christiansen

Patrick Field

as Polizist

Clipper Miano

as Isaiah Christiansen

Emma Croft

as Benja