Still from Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Movie

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

2002Fantasy2h 52mInuktitut6.8 global

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.

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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.

6.8Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
6.5
Acting
6.8
Visuals
7.3
Emotion
7.3
Comedy
6.8
Pacing
7.5
Sound
7.5
Directing
6.6
Rewatch
7.2