Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

6.9/102h 52m2002
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

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.

Genres

FantasyDrama

Production Companies

Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.

Additional Information

Original Title:ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
Original Language:Inuktitut
Status:Released
Budget:$1,934,000
Revenue:$3,786,801

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