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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Film20022h 52mReleased

FantasyDrama
Not rated

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Details

Director
Zacharias Kunuk
Language
iu
Released
2002-02-01
Runtime
2h 52m

Community score

6.879 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

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.

Cast

  • Natar Ungalaaq
    Natar UngalaaqAtanarjuat
  • Sylvia Ivalu — artwork unavailable
    Sylvia IvaluAtuat
  • Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq — artwork unavailable
    Peter-Henry ArnatsiaqOki
  • Lucy Tulugarjuk — artwork unavailable
    Lucy TulugarjukPuja
  • Pakak Innuksuk
    Pakak InnuksukAmaqjuaq (as Pakkak Innushuk)
  • Madeline Ivalu — artwork unavailable
    Madeline IvaluPanikpak
  • Pauloosie Qulitalik — artwork unavailable
    Pauloosie QulitalikQulitalik / A shaman (as Paul Qulitalik)
  • Eugene Ipkarnak — artwork unavailable
    Eugene IpkarnakSauri, the chief
  • Neeve Irngaut — artwork unavailable
    Neeve IrngautUluriaq
  • Abraham Ulayuruluk — artwork unavailable
    Abraham UlayurulukTungajuaq