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.
Ona Fletcher | Inuit Jäger |
Julia Ormond | Smilla Jasperson |
Agga Olsen | Juliane Christiansen |
Richard Harris | Dr. Andreas Tork |
Patrick Field | Polizist |
Jim Broadbent | Dr. Lagermann |
Gabriel Byrne | The Mechanic |
Tom Wilkinson | Prof. Loyen |
Mario Adorf | Capt. Sigmund Lukas |
Robert Loggia | Moritz Jasperson |
Jürgen Vogel | Nils Jakkelsen |
Vanessa Redgrave | Elsa Lübing |