Map of the Human Heart

"Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries."

May 14 1993 R 1h 49m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

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.

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Plot

Fantastic improbabilities, happenstance and the undying bridge of love are part of this romantic fantasy about an Inuit who crosses years, oceans and the ravages of WWII to find his childhood love, a Metis girl, but finds that their cultures are the most difficult spaces to gap.

Written by

Louis Nowra, Vincent Ward

Directed by

Vincent Ward

Cast

Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia

Production Companies

Working Title Films, Vincent Ward Films, Map Films, Sunrise Films, Les Films Ariane, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Miramax

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
Map of the Human Heart - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
3,498
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA