Atanarjuat = The fast runner / Igloolik Isuma Productions presents a National Film Board of Canada co-production ; producers, Paul Apak Angilirq, Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk ; writer, Paul Apak Angilirq ; director, Zacharias Kunuk.

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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, emba...

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Corporate Authors: Igloolik Isuma Productions, National Film Board of Canada, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Angilirq, Paul Apak, 1954-1998, Cohn, Norman, Kunuk, Zacharias, Ungalaq, Natar, 1959-, Ivalu, Sylvia, Arnatsiaq, Peter Henry, Tulugarjuk, Lucy, Ivalu, Madeline, Qulitalik, Pauloosie, Ipkarnak, Eugene, Innuksuk, Pakak, Sarda, Marie-Christine, Crilly, Chris, Ungalaaq, James
Language:Inuktitut
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Inuktitut dialogue, English subtitles.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003, ©2002.
Edition:Widescreen version (1.85:1).
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples > Social life and customs > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Wilderness survival > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Variant Title:
Fast runner.
Format: Video DVD
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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.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features: theatrical trailers.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1997.2.A83 A83 2003 VideoDVD
AN9 D0022132 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality/nudity and violence.
ISBN:1404923039
9781404923034
Credits:Director of photography, Norman Cohn ; editors, Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Marie-Christine Sarda ; original music, Chris Crilly ; design, James Ungalaaq.
System Details:DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding.
Cast:
Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Madeline Ivalu, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Eugene Ipkarnak, Pakak Innuksuk.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.