Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

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

Some pictures from the movie