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Map of the Human Heart

Play trailer Poster for Map of the Human Heart R,  1993,  1h 46m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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78% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell (Patrick Bergin) selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik (Robert Joamie) as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine (Annie Galipeau) and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik (Jason Scott Lee) encounters Albertine (Anne Parillaud) 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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Anthony Lane The New Yorker Dec 21, 2020
This private epic by the New Zealand director Vincent Ward moves across continents, languages, and elements - from pack ice to hellfire and back again. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times May 20, 2003
3/5
Even by Mr. Ward's own high standards in the area of idiosyncrasy, this is a daringly peculiar tale. Go to Full Review
Hal Hinson Washington Post Jan 1, 2000
A film of incantatory intensity and moment by a prodigiously gifted young filmmaker. Go to Full Review
Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Oct 11, 2019
Mixing up actors and locations from all over the map, the film seems strained by the demands of international coproduction. Go to Full Review
Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Nov 29, 2017
New Zealander Vincent Ward's Map of the Human Heart spans half the century and most of the world, from 1931 to 1966, the Arctic to England, telling an unlikely story with visionary verve. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com May 7, 2007
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Vincent Ward

Director

Jason Scott Lee

Avik

Anne Parillaud

Albertine

Patrick Bergin

Walter Russell

Robert Joamie

Young Avik

Annie Galipeau

Young Albertine

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Synopsis In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell (Patrick Bergin) selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik (Robert Joamie) as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine (Annie Galipeau) and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik (Jason Scott Lee) encounters Albertine (Anne Parillaud) again in London, where he's serving as a British combat pilot. Despite her relationship with Walter, she and Avik begin an affair.
Director
Vincent Ward
Producer
Tim Bevan
Rating
R
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4M
Runtime
1h 46m
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