A Polar Year

May. 24,2018

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Adventure Drama

Keywords：

Inuit

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A Danish teacher takes a job in Greenland and tries to overcome the animosity of the tight-knit locals through a series of errors that help him embrace the snow-covered life.

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