Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Original title: ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
6.9/ 10IMDb7.478
20022h 52mR
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.
Top-billed cast
- NNatar Ungalaaq
- SSylvia Ivalu
- PPeter-Henry Arnatsiaq
- LLucy Tulugarjuk
- PPakak Innuksuk
- MMadeline Ivalu
- PPauloosie Qulitalik
- EEugene Ipkarnak
- NNeeve Irngaut
- AAbraham Ulayuruluk
Crew
- Director
- Zacharias Kunuk
- Writers
- Paul Apak Angilirq, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Herve Paniaq, Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn
- Producers
- Norman Cohn, Paul Apak Angilirq, Zacharias Kunuk, Sally Bochner, Germaine Ying Gee Wong
- Production
- Isuma Productions
Frequently asked questions
What is Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner rated?
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 78 votes.
Who directed Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner?
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner was directed by Zacharias Kunuk.
When was Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner released?
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner was released in 2002.
