
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)
Original Title: ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
Drama
Fantasy
7.0 (71 votes)
2h 52m
Overview
Based on a local legend and set in an unknown era, it deals with universal themes of love, possessiveness, family, jealousy and power. Beautifully shot, and acted by Inuit people, it portrays a time when people fought duels by taking turns to punch each other until one was unconscious, made love on the way to the caribou hunt, ate walrus meat and lit their igloos with seal-oil lamps.
Details
- Director
- Zacharias Kunuk
- Writer
- Norman Cohn
- Original Language
- Inuktitut
- Budget
- $1,934,000
Cast
Abraham Ulayuruluk
Eugene Ipkarnak
Lucy Tulugarjuk
Madeline Ivalu
Natar Ungalaaq
Neeve Irngaut
Pakak Innuksuk
Pauloosie Qulitalik
Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq
Sylvia Ivalu
Keywords
arctic polar circle region
based on myths
legends or folklore
dog sled
evil spirit
igloo
inuit
jealousy
native american
revenge
sibling relationship
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