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This tough-to-peg whodunit keeps you going for two hours, despite a few James Bond-ish (or Jane Bond-ish) turns that play less preposterously than you might assume were they to be divulged.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Some Tracks Should Never Be Uncovered.
1997 · 2h 1m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Bille August
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Smilla's Sense of Snow
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Bille August Director
- Julia Ormond as Smilla Jasperson
- Gabriel Byrne as The Mechanic
- Richard Harris as Dr. Andreas Tork
- Jim Broadbent as Dr. Lagermann
- Tom Wilkinson as Prof. Loyen
- Robert Loggia as Moritz Jasperson
- Vanessa Redgrave as Elsa Lübing
- Bob Peck as Ravn
- David Hayman as Telling
- Peter Capaldi as Birgo Lander
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