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Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997 · 121 min

A cold, deliberate mystery that pulls you into its icy atmosphere and keeps you tense as secrets slowly surface.

Directed by
Bille August
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Some Tracks Should Never Be Uncovered.
Overview
Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland.

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Directed by
Bille August
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • grief
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Bille August
Written by
Ann Biderman
Starring
Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris, Jim Broadbent, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Loggia, Vanessa Redgrave, Bob Peck
Music
Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography
Jörgen Persson
Runtime
121 min
Country
Germany, Denmark, Sweden
Languages
Inuktitut, English

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