Map of the Human Heart

Synopsis

In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik encounters Albertine 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

Written by

Louis Nowra

Music

Gabriel Yared

Studio

Les Films Ariane

Released

22 April 1993

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Romance, War