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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (Inuktitut: ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ) is a 2001 Canadian epic film directed by Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk and produced by his company Isuma Igloolik Productions. It was the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in the Inuktitut language.
Jul 26, 2002 · Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner: Directed by Zacharias Kunuk. With Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk. The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
Based on an ancient Inuit folktale, Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) is the first Inuktitut-language feature film ever made. A critically-acclaimed commercial success, it won numerous awards worldwide, including the Camera d’or for best first feature at the Cannes Film Festival and five Genie Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Direction and ...
Denis Villeneuve elevates this cartel thriller’s descent into hell, bringing legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins (with whom he also collaborated on Prisoners and Blade Runner 2049) along for...
Jun 28, 2002 · We meet two brothers, Amaqjuaq (Pakkak Innukshuk), known as the Strong One, and Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq), known as the Fast Runner. They are part of a small group of Inuit including the unpleasant Oki ( Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq ), whose father is the leader of the group.
Long ago in the Arctic territory of the Inuit nation, an evil spirit is summoned by a miscreant shaman to spread violence and discord, which leads to the death of the local chief, Kumaglak, at the hands of the usurper, Sauri who also proceeds to break the spirit of his other rival, Tulimaq.
A unique, low budget, historical Canadian film set in what is today the territory of Nunavat. This must be the greatest Canadian Aboriginal film of all time. It is the 1st film ever to be written...
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