Qivitoq - 1956

Qivitoq 1956 Directed by Erik Balling Qivitoq - fjeldgængeren

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.

Country Denmark

Production Countries Denmark , Greenland

Language Danish

Spoken Languages Danish , Kalaallisut

Gneres Adventure , Drama

Production Company Nordisk Film Denmark

Release Date 6 November 1956

119 mins