Where Eskimos Live (2002)

Sharkey, part of the sinister world of child trade, picks up Vlado, an orphan of war, dreaming of freedom and a better life. They embark upon a strange and enlightening journey through war ... See full summary »

Director:

Tomasz Wiszniewski

Writers:

Robert Brutter, Tomasz Wiszniewski

Stars:

Bob Hoskins, Sergiusz Zymelka, Krzysztof Majchrzak

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Hoskins	...	Sharkey
Sergiusz Zymelka	...	Vlado Petric
Krzysztof Majchrzak	...	Colonel Vuko
Miroslaw Baka	...	Sharkey's employer
Andrzej Chyra	...	Employer`s lawyer
Maja Ostaszewska
Slawomir Grzymkowski
Maciej Wojdyla
Lech Mackiewicz
Lukasz Komosa
Rafal Nakonieczny
Wojciech Smolarz
Przemyslaw Sadowski	...	Deserter
Tomasz Sapryk
Bronislaw Pawlik	...	Oldman in library

Storyline

Sharkey, part of the sinister world of child trade, picks up Vlado, an orphan of war, dreaming of freedom and a better life. They embark upon a strange and enlightening journey through war torn Bosnia. As they struggle to get out of the country and fight to stay alive, they find a special love and compassion from which emerges their ultimate moral and spiritual redemption.

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Plot Keywords:

orphan | death of daughter | land mine | boy | man boy relationship

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Taglines:

The only thing he wanted was money. What he found was worth much more.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland UK Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2003 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Tam, gdzie zyja Eskimosi

Filming Locations:

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Akson Studio, Business Affairs Entertainment, EuroArts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Beyond execrable!

This film easily ranks as one of the worst movies I have ever seen! And I don't mean that in a "so-bad-it's-almost-good" kind of way. The nicest thing I can say about it was that it was well-intentioned. The plot was embarrassingly amateurish, and relied on several bizarre coincidences. For example, the entire premise (and hence the title) rests on the fact that the boy, Vlado, who has been orphaned in the Bosnian conflict, dreams of escaping to Norway, because that's "where Eskimos live". But, inexplicably, Bob Hoskins' character, Sharkey (who is supposed to be Polish) introduces himself to Vlado by saying he comes from Norway. This is never explained, but we are meant to accept that Vlado somehow trusts Sharkey, because he says he Norwegian. What's also inexplicable is just how bad Bob Hoskins (sublime in films like "Felicia's Journey") is in this film. He didn't phone in his performance - he asked a casual acquaintance to email it for him. Hoskins' accent veered from Cockney to very fake-sounding upper-crust British, to very fake-sounding sort-of Polish. Then he just gave up and grunted like a dyspeptic bear. But the other actors weren't any better. If you want to see a good film about the Bosnian conflict, try "Cabaret Balkan" or "No Man's Land". Just don't waste any time or money trying to get through "Where Eskimos Live".