Map of the Human Heart

1993 6.3 (34 votes) 1h 49m

Genres

Adventure Drama Romance War

Production Companies

Les Films Ariane
Working Title Films
Map Films
Vincent Ward Films
Sunrise Films
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Australian Film Finance Corporation

Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries.

Overview

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.