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Greenland6 Essential Films from GreenlandStop 2 of 6

Nuummioq

2009

A quiet Greenlandic man finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to learn soon after that he is gravely ill, forcing him to reckon with love and mortality against the vast Arctic landscape. A tender drama and a milestone of Greenlandic cinema.

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A Greenlandic drama often described as Greenland's first feature film, centered on Nuuk and mortality.

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Part of 6 Essential Films from Greenland

This film is stop 2 of 6 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Greenland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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