
Director<br/> SamuelCollardey<br/> Screenwriter<br/> SamuelCollardey<br/> <br/> CatherinePaillé<br/> Producer<br/> GrégoireDebailly<br/> PrincipalCast<br/> AndersHvidegaard<br/> <br/> AsserBoassen<br/> <br/> JuliusB.Nielsen<br/> <br/> TobiasIgnatiussen<br/> <br/> ThomasineJonathansen<br/> <br/> GertJonathansen<br/> SECTIONWorldDoc<br/> COUNTRYFrance<br/> RUNTIME95min<br/> LANGUAGEDanish/Inuit<br/> SUBTITLESYeswithEnglishsubtitles<br/> COMPANYKINOLOGY<br/> [email protected]<br/> PHONE+33687510396<br/> Althoughhe’swarnedtoexpectboredomandbittercold,Anders,ayoungDanishprimaryschoolteacher,acceptsapostinTiniteqiilaq,aremotevillageof80inhabitantsinGreenland.Arrivingwithcertainpreconceptions—the“Danishlook”asonevillagercallsit—Anderscontendswithculturaldifferencesandanunrulyclassroom,tosaynothingofthesnow.Wonderingwhatittakestobeacceptedinthis“hellhole,”he’sadvisedtotrylearningthelanguageandlocalways—hunting,sledding,fishing.Howhardcanitbe,hefigures,torideasled?<br/> FrenchfilmmakerSamuelCollardeyoftenexplorestheblurryterrainbetweenfictionanddocumentary.Meticulouslyconstructed,APolarYearblendspurelydocumentarysequenceswithscriptedmomentsinvolvingthevillagers.Butthesedistinctionsbecomeacademicasyougiveyourselfovertocinemathat’sthoroughlyabsorbingandvisuallybreathtaking.CollardeyspentmonthsinthevillagebeforelearningofAnders’sassignmentandstartingtofilm.His“reverseassimilation”storyreflectsdelightfullyonEurocentrismaswellasonTiniteqiilaq’sindigenouspeople,changingseasons,andrhythmsoflifeanddeath.