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Surprising, haunting, magical, and spiritual -Lovers of the Arctic Circle presents a strange story of love and bizarre coincidence, a journey across decades that begins when a boy falls in love with a girl at school. When their parents end up getting married, 'brother and sister' begin a torrid affair, then eventually split up when, as a young man, the boy leaves to seek his destiny. As adults, the two try to seek each other out again, converging upon a small island in the Arctic Circle.
Reminscent of Map of the Human Heart, the Spanish-language film is slow to get going and a bit gimmicky (telling the story from both points of view, repeating each scene with a different slant), but it all pays off in the end. Give it a chance; you're sure to fall in love with all three actresses that play the woman throughout her life.
Aka Los Amantes del Círculo Polar.
