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

good

this film is far from perfect but any quibbles don't really amount to much, which is odd because the main quibble is that bob hoskins isn't very good in it. in some ways it doesn't really matter because the young boy playing his co-star is absolutely exceptional. bob hoskins' accent changes every single time he opens his mouth - at first i thought he was just doing a very embarrassing eastern European voice, then it went to his usual geezerish tones, at times he sounded like he was going to elocution lessons, and then there was the bearish grunts. also, his acting in the scene where he thinks he is going to be shot as a spy is dire - his facial expressions just looked like he'd been served with some soggy cucumber sandwiches at a tea party. the other quibble is that occasionally the music tries to milk an emotion when direction is really not needed, although on the whole the music is great. on the plus side is the child actor, & some awful war scenes of what it is like for the average person caught up in a war, scenes of victims, and the concern that how the hell can a child settle back into a normal existence who has witnessed such horror and lived this life