Map of the Human Heart (1993)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Apr 22, 1993

Runtime : 1h 49m

Genre : Adventure  Drama  Romance  War  

Companies : Les Films Ariane, Working Title Films, Map Films, Vincent Ward Films, Sunrise Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Australian Film Finance Corporation

Countries : Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom

Keywords : world war ii, inuit, arctic polar circle region, interracial romance, tuberculosis, snowmobile, 1940s, cartographer, 1930s