Smilla's Sense of Snow

When her 6-year-old neighbor falls from a roof, Smilla Jasperson (Julia Ormond) suspects the boy's death was no accident. She starts investigating and discovers that the boy's father died on a secret expedition while working for a mining company. With the help of a mysterious neighbor known as the Mechanic (Gabriel Byrne), Smilla defies local authorities and begins a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse to uncover the truth.