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Map of the Human Heart

1992 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.2 · 75% critics

AdventureDramaRomanceWar

Set across decades from the Canadian Arctic to wartime London, this romantic drama follows a boy whose early bond with a girl shapes the course of his life. As they reconnect years later, love, distance, and war pull them into a complicated relationship.

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Details
Years
1992
Release date
1993-04-22
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
109 min
Critic score
75/100
TMDB rating
6.2/10 (37 votes)
About

You may like this if you enjoy sweeping, bittersweet period romances with wartime drama and heightened emotion, somewhat in the vein of The Quiet American; Not for you if you need tight plotting and grounded behavior.

Pros: sweeping romantic scope; memorable moments; earnest emotion | Cons: disjointed storytelling; overly sappy tone; thin character motives

Themes

  • world war ii
  • inuit
  • arctic polar circle region
  • interracial romance
  • tuberculosis
  • snowmobile
  • 1940s
  • cartographer
  • 1930s

Awards & recognition

  • AACTA AwardBest Editing · 1993 · nominated
  • AACTA AwardBest Sound · 1993 · nominated
  • AACTA AwardBest Cinematography · 1993 · nominated
  • AACTA AwardBest Film · 1993 · nominated
  • AACTA AwardBest Original Music Score · 1993 · nominated
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  • AACTA AwardBest Direction · 1993 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Vincent Ward