Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

2002
2h 52min

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.

Storyline

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.

    Released
    February 2002
    Runtime
    2h 52min
    Director
    Budget
    $1,934,000
    Revenue
    $3,786,801
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Inuktitut
    Production
    Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
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