6.3 / 10
(223 votes)
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.
Germany,
Denmark,
Sweden
Drama,
Thriller
121 minutes
1997
Bille August
Bavaria Film,
Fox Searchlight Pictures
$35,000,000
$2,372,903
2008
7.8
1997
6.0
2002
5.9
2000
7.0
2005
6.2
2017
7.5
1974
0.0
2023
7.3
1974
0.0
1990
7.7
1991
7.0
2002
7.3
1997
7.4
1986
7.5
2006
7.5
1955
7.6
1940
7.9
1983
7.2
1930
7.3
2005
6.4