Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2002
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Synopsis
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.
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002) is a 2h 52min fantasy feature film by Zacharias Kunuk. Based on a local legend and set in an unknown era, it deals with universal themes of love, possessiveness, family, je...
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Awards
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture, Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film
Setting
Canada
Original language
Inuktitut
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Festival History
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2021 - Special Presentations
