When the Light Comes (1998)
January 29, 1998Release Date
When the Light Comes (1998)
January 29, 1998Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Francesca Vanthielen
Ellen
Joachim Król
Lars
Rick Engelkes
Robbert
Reidar Sørensen
Ragnar
Rodney Beddal
Jaromir
Marit Bolling
Saleswoman
Karin Lunden
Irina
Morten Røhrt
Pilot 1
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 29, 1998
Original NameLicht
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Filming LocationsIceland
Genres
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When the Light Comes (Belgium: Licht, Netherlands: Waar blijft het licht, Germany: Die Stunde des Lichts) is a 1998 German-Dutch /Belgian romantic adventure film drama directed by Stijn Coninx, and starring Francesca Vanthielen, Joachim Król and Rick Engelkes. The film is based on an autobiography of the then 19-year-old student in Amsterdam Heleen van der Laan who spent the winter in Svalbard living with a fur trapper. It was adapted for the screen with the aid of Jean van de Velde. Essentially a love story set in northern Scandinavia, the film has "themes of isolation, forced cohabitation and relationship building between two totally different people in extremely harsh living conditions". The score was composed by Dirk Brossé and the film was produced by Favourite Films and distributed by Concorde Film.