Denmark / Mar 21, 2019 / CPH:DOX
Winter's Yearning (2019)
Directed by Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog
1h 17minruntime
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5.0/10
Plot
In 2006, the American aluminium company ALCOA decides to build their plant in Greenland. The massive billion dollars’ project is the opportunity for Greenland to become financially independent from Denmark. The film zooms in on the isolated fishing town Maniitsoq as the years pass and the local inhabitants are put on hold – waiting for the American Dream.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vinterens lengsel |
| Original language | NO |
| Spoken languages | Dansk, English |
| Production countries | Denmark, Greenland, Norway |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Blåst Film, Bullitt Film, Ánorâk Film |
| Official site | blaastfilm.no |
| Release date | 21 marzo 2019 |
| Production | Vibeke Vogel, Are Kvalnes Pilskog, Sturla Pilskog, Emile Hertling Péronard |
| Writer | Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog |
| Editing | Åsa Mossberg |
| Cinematography | Henrik Ipsen |
| Assistant directors | Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog |
| Camera operators | Henrik Ipsen |
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| Additional photography | Henrik Ipsen |
| Music | Sebastian Öberg, Niels Arild Nielsen |
| Sound | Sebastian Öberg, Niels Arild Nielsen |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Apr 21, 2019 / Moscow International Film Festival
TV
United States / Jul 25, 2022 / PBS "P.O.V." (53 minutes edit)
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