Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner - (2002)Released
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 Countries
Canada
Production Companies
Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
Spoken Languages
Release Date
2002-02-01
Budget
1934000
Revenue
3786801
Runtime
172 minutes