Is Map of the Human Heart sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Map of the Human Heart scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Map of the Human Heart easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Map of the Human Heart violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Map of the Human Heart end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Map of the Human Heart

Name: Map of the Human Heart
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1993
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Robert Joamie, Anne Parillaud, Annie Galipeau, Patrick Bergin

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

Directed by Vincent Ward

Produced by Les Films Ariane, Working Title Films

1993109 min6.3 / 10

An epic, melancholic romance spanning decades and continents, tracing a forbidden love triangle forged across cultural boundaries and wartime upheaval.

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.

Clusters

Historical Forbidden Romance Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Wartime Romance Bittersweet Doomed Romances Sports and Recreation

Genres

Adventure Drama Romance War

Keywords

World War Ii Inuit Arctic Polar Circle Region Interracial Romance Tuberculosis Snowmobile 1940s Cartographer 1930s

Questions people ask

Is Map of the Human Heart sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Map of the Human Heart scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Map of the Human Heart easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Map of the Human Heart violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Map of the Human Heart end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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