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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.
Original Release
01/29/1998
Cast
Name | Character |
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Francesca Vanthielen | Ellen |
Joachim Krol | Lars |
Rick Engelkes | Robbert |
Reidar Sørensen | Ragnar |
Rodney Beddal | Jaromir |
Karin Lunden | Irina |
Morten Røhrt | Pilot 1 |
Per Skjolsvik | Pilot 2 |
Yana Yanezic | Gaumata |
Miao Tan | Saleswoman |
Directors
Writers
Jean van de Velde, Heleen van der Laan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Francesca Vanthielen | Ellen |
Joachim Krol | Lars |
Rick Engelkes | Robbert |
Reidar Sørensen | Ragnar |
Rodney Beddal | Jaromir |
Karin Lunden | Irina |
Morten Røhrt | Pilot 1 |
Per Skjolsvik | Pilot 2 |
Yana Yanezic | Gaumata |
Miao Tan | Saleswoman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stijn Coninx | Producer |
Tomas Backström | Producer |
Petter J. Borgli | Producer |
Bernd Burgemeister | Producer |
Sven Burgemeister | Producer |
Dirk Impens | Producer |
Jason Roberts | Producer |
Rudy Verzyck | Producer |
Paul Voorthuysen | Producer |