Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Destiny cannot be denied.

1998112 min7.3 / 10

A lyrical, fate-haunted romance that traces two souls' intertwined lives across time and geography, blending magical realism with the melancholy of love tested by loss and separation.

As young children, Otto and Ana become best friends, leading to the marriage of Ana's mother to Otto's father. When Otto and Ana become teenagers, they begin a sexual relationship, which they hide from their parents. The two fall deeply in love and seem destined to spend the rest of their lives together. However, their relationship is tested when Otto's mother dies and the two are separated.

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