Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)
2002 · R · 2h 52m · Fantasy, Drama
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
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…
Director: Zacharias Kunuk
Writers: Paul Apak Angilirq, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Herve Paniaq
Music by: Chris Crilly
Cinematography: Norman Cohn
Editor: Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk
Box office: $4M · Budget: $2M · Rated 6.8/10 by 79 viewers
Cast
Natar Ungalaaq as AtanarjuatSylvia Ivalu as AtuatPeter-Henry Arnatsiaq as OkiLucy Tulugarjuk as PujaPakak Innuksuk as Amaqjuaq (as Pakkak Innushuk)Madeline Ivalu as PanikpakPauloosie Qulitalik as Qulitalik / A shaman (as Paul Qulitalik)Eugene Ipkarnak as Sauri, the chiefNeeve Irngaut as UluriaqAbraham Ulayuruluk as TungajuaqApayata Kotierk as KumaglakMary Qulitalik as NiriuniqMore like this
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