Minik
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In 1897, Arctic explorer Robert Peary, commissioned by Franz Boas, curator of the American Museum of Natural History, brought indigenous inhabitants of Greenland back from his expedition. It was a sensation. But only little Minik survived. The rest of his group died within a few months. Minik's father died of tuberculosis; his skeleton was added to the museum's anthropological collection. Minik, adopted by museum staff, remained in America for another twelve years before returning to Greenland. But there he had become a stranger. Robert Peary, on the other hand, was celebrated in America for his North Pole expeditions. Minik could not let go of his past, so he returned to the US.
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Cast
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Axel Engstfeld
Ulrike Dotzer
Hans Günter Wagener
Uuganbayar Tserendorj
Minik (old)
Josef van Ooyen
Bayrkhuu Sukhee
Keeshoh
Bernd Michael Fincke
Saikhantuya Sukhee
Atangana
Hans Jakobi
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Dr. Boas
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
Werner Fitzthum
Igor Krištof
Also in
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
Princess Cursed in Time
Axel Engstfeld Director · Josef van Ooyen Editor
United States release December 1, 2005 · Produced in Austria, Germany · Production Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Arte
Production
Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
Austria · Germany
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Original language
German
Release dates
Austria · December 1, 2005
Digital
United States · December 1, 2005
Theatrical
Germany
January 19, 2006
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