Having quarrelled with his father, the young Altan goes to work in the remote North Arctic. He will have to spend a month alone on a deserted island. Out of the blue, an old man appears, looking to spend the last days of his life on the island and insisting Altan bury him next to his wife. Atlan discovers the old man’s daughter is missing, he talks the old man into reinvigorating his search for his daughter. In their time together in the Arctic, Altan must work every day to rouse the old man and ensure that he lives to see another day to hopefully see his daughter again.
The Sun Above Me Never Sets (Min urduber kyun khahan da kiirbet)
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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.