Where Eskimos Live

Sharkey, part of the sinister world of child trade, picks up Vlado, an orphan of war, dreaming of freedom and a better life. They embark upon a strange and enlightening journey through war torn Bosnia. As they struggle to get out of the country and fight to stay alive, they find a special love and compassion from which emerges their ultimate moral and spiritual redemption.

Cast

Bob Hoskins

as Sharkey

Sergiusz Żymełka

as Vlado Petric

Krzysztof Majchrzak

as Colonel Vuko

Mirosław Baka

as Sharkey's employer

Andrzej Chyra

as Employer`s lawyer

Przemysław Sadowski

as Deserter

Bronisław Pawlik

as Oldman in library

Anna Wojton

as Niemka

Katarzyna Bargiełowska

Szymon Bobrowski

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