The History of Greenland and Denmark

The years 1721-1736 The priest Hans Egede is obsessed with the idea of ​​traveling to Greenland to serve a mission. He knows that there live people who do not believe in God and in 1721 he sailed the long and dangerous road across the Atlantic. But the people of Greenland - Inuit, are not at all enthusiastic. They have their own beliefs, and it becomes a dramatic encounter between two very different cultures' way of living and perceiving the world.

The years 1750-1870 More and more Danish merchants travel to Greenland during the 18th century in the hope of doing good business. But it is not easy to make money, because the people of Greenland, Inuit, would rather trade with the English and Dutch whalers. So now the Danish king of Greenland is closing off to the rest of the world.

The years 1900-1959 In the 1920s, Denmark was an industrialized country with factories and cars on the streets. In Greenland, there is neither electricity nor running water. Only quite a few have an education - and the country is totally closed off to the rest of the world. In Denmark, politicians believe that development in Greenland must not go too fast. But a small group of well-educated Greenlanders will not wait any longer. They want equality and development.

The years 1960-1979 Greenland must be a modern country on a par with Denmark, and in the 1960s thousands of Danes traveled to Greenland to build society. Many Greenlanders leave their old lives in the settlements and switch out hunting and hunting with a job in the fishing industry and an apartment in the city. But beneath the surface lurks the rebellion. Because not everyone thinks that you can build a small Denmark in Greenland.