The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings
- Starring: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu
- Summary: Evil in the form of an unknown shaman divides a small community of nomadic Inuit, upsetting its balance and spirit. Twenty years pass. Two brothers emerge to challenge the evil order: Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. (Lot 47 Films)
- Director: Zacharias Kunuk
- Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy
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Positive: 28 out of 29
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Mixed: 1 out of 29
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100An experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment.
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100A landmark movie that becomes a priceless entryway into a distant land and its people, few of whom will ever seem as foreign and far away again.
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80Not only is it a reintroduction to a fascinating culture that has survived 4,000 years in a remote and most inhospitable climate, but it's also the first film ever directed by an Inuit filmmaker and featuring an all-Inuit cast.
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50It's an endurance test. Though never boring, the movie is a fairly long slog through the snow.
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Positive: 37 out of 46
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Mixed: 3 out of 46
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Negative: 6 out of 46
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JohnB10How can you not like this film? The artistry, the storyline, the photography - it's all fantastic.
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StanB.9I've been reading "The Iliad". It wasn't mluch of a switch to go from Ancient Greece and Troy to the Canadian tundra. A worthy epic!
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MeredithP.8Unique film that shows a way of life.
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