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Atanarjuat The Fast Runner

Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner is a Canadian film released in 2001 to international success and critical acclaim. It is the first feature film ever produced, written, directed, and acted by Inuit. The dialogue is entirely in Inuktitut, the language of Canada's Inuit and still received worldwide acclaim. Directed by Zacharias Kunuk of Igloolik Isuma Productions, the film became the pride of Igloolik.

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