---
title: 'When the Light Comes (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stijn Coninx'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-the-light-comes-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120884/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When the Light Comes (1998)

1998 · 115 min · Drama, Romance · Germany, Netherlands, Belgium

Original title: Licht

## Synopsis

When the Light Comes 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stijn Coninx](https://cinepixo.com/people/stijn-coninx)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean van de Velde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-van-de-velde)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dirk Brossé](https://cinepixo.com/people/dirk-brosse)
- **Producer:** [Paul Voorthuysen](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-voorthuysen), [Rudy Verzyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudy-verzyck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theo Bierkens](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-bierkens)
- **Editor:** [Ludo Troch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludo-troch)

## Cast

- [Reidar Sørensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reidar-s-rensen)
- [Rick Engelkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-engelkes)
- [Francesca Vanthielen](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-vanthielen)
- [Joachim Król](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-krol)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-the-light-comes-1998
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