

A Handful of Time
1989-10-12 · 97 min · ★ 5.1
Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain cabin where he left her to die while she gave birth to their surviving son.
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- Directors
- Martin Asphaug
- Production companies
- Norsk Film, Svenska Filminstitutet
- Countries
- Norway, Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Espen SkjønbergOld Martin
Camilla Strøm HenriksenAnna
Per JansenAnker
Minken FosheimElse
Bjørn SundquistDaniel
Brit Elisabeth HaagensliKari
Nigel HawthorneTed Walker
Susannah YorkSusanne Walker
Lotte TarpAda
Arve OpsahlHannibal
Jan HårstadMartin's Father
Henrik ScheelePoliceman
Erik HivjuCreditor
Liv ThorsenFarmer's Wife
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