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When the Light Comes

1998 · 115 min

A slow, immersive plunge into icy isolation where two strangers slowly thaw toward each other amid harsh, beautiful wilderness.

Directed by
Stijn Coninx
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Starring
Francesca Vanthielen, Joachim Król, Rick Engelkes
Overview
A young woman spends an adventurous winter with a trapper on Spitsbergen.

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Directed by
Stijn Coninx
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Starring
Francesca Vanthielen, Joachim Król, Rick Engelkes
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • survival
  • love
  • nature
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, romance
Directed by
Stijn Coninx
Written by
Heleen van der Laan, Jean van de Velde
Starring
Francesca Vanthielen, Joachim Król, Rick Engelkes, Reidar Sørensen, Rodney Beddal, Marit Bolling, Karin Lunden, Morten Røhrt
Cinematography
Theo Bierkens
Runtime
115 min
Country
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
Languages
English, Dutch, Norwegian, Russian

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