Heart of Light

When the humiliation and grief of his eldest son's shooting rampage and subsequent suicide threatens to pull him under, Rasmus leaves his family and tight-knit community and heads into Greenland's bleak landscape. As he journeys forth aimlessly on an old dogsled, he eventually finds solace in the form of a mystical hermit.

Cast

Rasmus Lyberth

as Rasmus

Vivi Nielsen

as Marie

Kenneth Rasmussen

as Simon

Knud Petersen

Laila Rasmussen

as Karina

Agga Olsen

as Magdalene

Jens Davidsen

as Præst

Søren Hauch-Fausbøll

as Værtshusgæst

Asger Reher

as Politichef

Karina Skands

as Pige i Telt

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