Map of the Human Heart
Summary:
A white, Inuit boy named Avik is the focus of New Zealand director Vincent Ward's meditation on race and romance. In the opening moments of the movie, set in 1931 in the Arctic-Canadian settlement Nunataaq, Avik (portrayed initially by Robert Joamie) lives under the watchful eye of his grandmother (Jayko Pitseolak). While tagging along after British cartographer Walter Russell (... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jason Scott Lee - (Avik)
Anne Parillaud - (Albertine)
Patrick Bergin - (Walter Russell)
Robert Joamie - (Young Avik)
John Cusack - (The Mapmaker)
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Review:
By engaging such unfamiliar cinematic topics as the Inuit community and cartography, Vincent Ward's Map of the Human Heart is in many ways a highly original film. But its insights are only slightly above average, so it doesn't have the lingering impact it should. Eager to turn the separated lovers, played earnestly by Jason Scott Lee and {... Continue >>
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