Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)

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.

Release Date

February 1, 2002

Runtime

2h 52m

Rating

6.9/10 (78 votes)

Director: Zacharias Kunuk

Cast: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Pakak Innuksuk, Madeline Ivalu, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Eugene Ipkarnak

Budget

$2M

Revenue

$4M