Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner


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Funding Sources: Canada Media Fund
National Film Board
Telefilm Canada
Canada Council for the Arts
Private
Canadian Heritage: CPTC
CAVCO: Canadian Heritage
Nunavut Film Development Corporation (NFDC)

Budget: Budget: $1,960,000

Production Details


Executive Producer: Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Sally Bochner; Germaine Ying Gee Wong

169 minutes, 1999

In the 16th century arctic, Evil in the form of an unknown shaman divides a small community of nomadic Inuit, upsetting its balance and spirit. Twenty years pass. Two brothers emerge to challenge the evil order: Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. Atanarjuat wins the hand of the lovely Atuat away from the boastful son of the camp leader, Oki, who vows to get even. Oki ambushes the brothers in their sleep, killing Amaqjuaq, as Atanarjuat miraculously escapes running naked over the spring sea ice. Alone, he searches for help and finds it in his long lost uncle. Together, they wait for a suitable time to return to their village and avenge themselves.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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Ce qu’il faut pour vivre (The Necessities of Life) Commentary

The travel story genre often focuses on the transformations experienced by the traveler, among them self-awareness, new skills, knowledge, or maturity. Alternatively, travel stories can focus on the destination itself. Whether the traveler has...
Atanarjuat: Fast Runner (Atanarjuat, la légende de l’homme rapide ) Commentary

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) is the first feature film realized by Inuit in their own language, Inuktitut, and based on one of their own legends. It is the story of two heroic brothers, Arnaqjuaq (Pakak Innukshuk) and Atanarjuat (Natar...

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