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63% Critic Match
Map of the Human Heart
“Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries.”
6.3 / 10• 1993• 1h 49m•R• English
AdventureDramaRomanceWar
Storyline
In an Arctic village in 1931, British mapmaker Walter Russell selects 12-year-old Eskimo Avik as his guide. When the boy contracts tuberculosis, Walter flies him to a Montreal hospital, where Avik meets Albertine and is infatuated. A decade later, a grown Avik encounters Albertine again in London, where he's serving as a British combat pilot. Despite her relationship with Walter, she and Avik begin an affair.
Cast & Crew
Jason Scott Lee
Avik
Lead
Robert Joamie
Young Avik
Anne Parillaud
Albertine
Annie Galipeau
Young Albertine
Patrick Bergin
Walter Russell
Clotilde Courau
Rainee
John Cusack
The Mapmaker
Jeanne Moreau
Sister Banville
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincent Ward's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Map of the Human Heart is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
