5.5 Score

1997 • 2h 1min • R • Thriller, Drama

Smilla's Sense of Snow

"Some Tracks Should Never Be Uncovered."

Smilla Jaspersen 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.

IMDb 6.3

RT 53%

MC 45

Director

Bille August

Writers

Peter Høeg

Ann Biderman

Composer

Harry Gregson-Williams

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Julia Ormond

Smilla Jasperson

Gabriel Byrne

The Mechanic

Richard Harris

Dr. Andreas Tork

Jim Broadbent

Dr. Lagermann

Tom Wilkinson

Prof. Loyen

Robert Loggia

Moritz Jasperson

Vanessa Redgrave

Elsa Lübing

Bob Peck

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Julia Ormond Smilla Jasperson

Gabriel Byrne The Mechanic

Richard Harris Dr. Andreas Tork

Jim Broadbent Dr. Lagermann

Tom Wilkinson Prof. Loyen

Robert Loggia Moritz Jasperson

Vanessa Redgrave Elsa Lübing

Bob Peck Ravn

David Hayman Telling

Peter Capaldi Birgo Lander

Mario Adorf Capt. Sigmund Lukas

Erik Holmey Hansen

Matthew Marsh Detective

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Charlotte Bradley Mrs. Lagermann

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