Atanarjuat The Fast Runner (SD)
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First Inuit feature (2001) in The Fast Runner Trilogy. Stream film or Download Trilogy (pay-what-you-can) in SD, 720p or full 1080p HD. More about this film / Atanarjuat Website
Inuit epic set in ancient Igloolik, Atanarjuat The Fast Runner is a life-threatening struggle of love, jealousy, murder and revenge between powerful natural and supernatural characters, Canada's first feature film written, produced, directed, and acted by Inuit. 2001 Camera d'or, Cannes Film Festival; Best Picture, 2002 Genie Awards; #1 Canadian Film of the Decade, Macleans, CTV.
A film by Zacharias Kunuk, Paul Apak, Norman Cohn and Pauloosie Qulitalik
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2001
DURATION: 172 minutes
GENRE: Drama based on historical legend
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Igloolik Isuma Productions
LANGUAGE: Inuktitut with English, French s-t
Country: Canada
Region: Igloolik; Nunavut, Canadian Arctic
Reviews
“A masterpiece.... The first national cinema of the 21st century”
A.O. Scott, NY Times
“Mysterious, bawdy, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat singing, this three-hour movie is engrossing from first image to last, so devoid of stereotype and cosmic in its vision it could suggest the rebirth of cinema.”
Jim Hoberman, Village Voice
“Nothing less than a complete revelation and reinvention of cinematic form…. a definite ‘must-see’.”
Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun
"An astonishing epic film"
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“Un film d'une singulière beauté”
Jean-Michel Frodon, Le Monde
“A milestone...a fascinating cultural document”
Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail
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Website: atanarjuat.com
Production Information
DIRECTOR(S): Zacharias Kunuk
PRODUCER(S): Zacharias Kunuk, Paul Apak Angilirq, Norman Cohn, Germaine YG Wong
WRITER(S): Paul Apak Angilirq
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Norman Cohn
SOUND RECORDIST: Richard Lavoie
EDITOR(S): Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Marie-Christine Sarda
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Chris Crilly
COSTUMES: Michelline Ammaq, Atuat Akkitiq
PRINCIPAL CAST: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Madeline Ivalu, Paulossie Qulitalik, Eugene Ipkarnak
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sally Bochner
SCREENINGS & TELEVISION:
Official Selection - Un Certain Regard -Winner Camera d'or (54th Cannes International Film Festival, May 2001)
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Distributor Information:
Isuma Distribution International c/o VTape, wandav [at] vtape [dot] org, +1.416.351.1317 fax-1509; info [at] isuma [dot] ca, +1.514.486.0707 fax-9851.




Comments
Excellent movie! I rented this when it 1st came out. I really enjoyed it at the time, but when I wanted to see it again, I had forgotten the name. Anyway, I am glad I found it again & have a chance to share a great movie with my parents. Also, I didn't know there was a trilogy! I am so looking foreward to watching the rest of the films! BTW, these films might not be big budget, but everything about them, from the acting & directing, to the photography, sound, editing, etc, it is all superb quality. Hollywood could learn something from these movies.
The story is unlike anything you've heard or read. The setting couldn't be better; this film takes you away to claustrophobic igloos and the isolated Arctic wilderness. The characters are well made, with genuine good hearted people and vengeful ones. The acting, however, is horrible. There's no getting around that!
Veramente Primordiale e vero. Appartiene all'Umanità. Grazie .I migliori Auguri a Tutto il Popolo Inuit.
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