Atanarjuat
March 17, 2009The Fast Runner
Call Number: DVD00206
by Paul Apak Angilirq; Norman Cohn; Zacharias Kunuk; Natar Ungalaq; Sylvia Ivalu; Peter Henry Arnatsiaq; Lucy Tulugarjuk; Madeline Ivalu; Pauloosie Qulitalik; Eugene Ipkarnak; Pakak Innuksuk; Marie-Christine Sarda; Chris Crilly; James Ungalaaq; Igloolik Isuma Productions.; National Film Board of Canada.; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: Inuktitut with English subtitles
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.
Notes: Originally released in 2001 (161 mins.); edition includes theatrical trailers;
Summary: A small nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman. When Atanarjuat falls in love with a woman already promised to the son of the clan’s leader, he has to fight for her. She is won by Atanarjuat and the leader plots to attack him in his sleep. Escaping, he sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure of survival in the brutal wilderness. He returns stronger and wiser to reclaim his life and stop the curse that has divided his people.
OCLC #: 51675842
Added: March 17, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
