[21] It was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2001. It grossed more than US$5 million worldwide. It is a legend, but one easily sees that it was a real story, passed down through time in the oral tradition. Atuat decides to become Atanarjuat's wife, of her own free will, which at first seems to work well. [11][12], Despite the emphasis on accuracy, the film takes liberties with the original Inuit myth: "At the film's core is a crucial lie", wrote Justin Shubow in The American Prospect,[13] which is that the original legend ended in a revenge killing, whereas in the film Atanarjuat stops short of shedding blood. [34] Jennifer L. Gauthier of CineAction wrote "Atanarjuat was made primarily for Inuit audiences so that they could see positive and accurate images of themselves on the screen". He catches his brother having sex with Puja and strikes Puja. He is rescued by Qulitalik and his family, who conceal him when Oki arrives in pursuit. Igloolik Isuma Productions — led by writer-director Zacharias Kunuk and New York-born cinematographer Norman Cohn — had been producing award-winning, community-based media in Nunavut for more than 10 years. 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[35] "Kids all over Nunavut are playing Atanarjuat in the streets," said producer Norman Cohn in a 2002 interview. And everything must be flown in by transport plane, including everything needed for the film crew to live and eat. Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq as Oki, Atanarjuat's rival, Apayata Kotierk as Kumaglak, the old camp leader, Pauloosie Qulitalik as Qulitalik, brother of Panikpak, Mary Qulitalik as Niriuniq, wife of Qulitalik, Sylvia Ivalu as Atuat, sought as a wife by Atanarjuat and Oki, Abraham Ulayuruluk as Tungajuaq, the evil shaman, Luke Taqqaugaq as Pittiulak, Oki's sidekick, This page was last edited on 4 January 2021, at 01:43. Centuries ago, in what would become the Canadian Arctic, Atuat is promised to the malevolent Oki, son of the leader of their tribe. The story of Atanarjuat: the Fast Runner is based on an ancient Inuit legend that deals with the dangers of setting personal desires above the needs of a whole community. 1,298 likes. In a punching duel with Oki, Atanarjuat wins the right to marry Atuat. Where survival in a lethal environment is moment to moment, social rules broken have immediate consequences not only for individuals but for the whole community, which usually consisted of no more than a dozen or so related individuals. Atanarjuat wins the hand of the lovely Atuat away from the boastful son of the camp leader, Oki, who vows to get even. Det lille fangersamfund i Igloolik har længe været plaget af kiv og kævl. The month was important because April is typically the only time of year in Northern Canada when camera equipment could film winter scenes without malfunctioning due to cold. The first feature film written, produced, directed and acted by Inuit, Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) was shot on widescreen digital betacam over six months with a budget of $1.9 million. Jealousy between them leads to a bloody conflict that ends in the death of the chief and Amaqujuaq, while Atanarjuat must flee naked over the barren ice sea. oncaZe Addeddate 2018-02-25 09:48:59 Identifier AtanarjuatTheFastRunnerZoCd1 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3. plus-circle Add Review. [40] On Metacritic the film has a score of 91 out of 100 based on 29 critics indicating critical acclaim. R 2 hr 52 min Feb 1st, 2002 Drama, Fantasy. Men Oki har ikke i sinde at opgive at får fingre i den skønne Atuat og pønse på hævn. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner contains examples of: Adaptation Expansion: The story in Lyon's journal was only a couple of pages long, so writer Paul Apak Angilirq added many characters and events. It takes a short while to become used to the unfamiliar, the setting, the names, the culture shock. Canada s top-grossing release of 2002, the film became an international … It was against the law! Centuries ago, in what would become the Canadian Arctic, Atuat is promised to the malevolent Oki, son of the leader of their tribe. Survival is messy; it involves animal guts and blood and pain, it involves you in your own continued existence in a way that we can no longer experience in all our plenty and our ease. According to anthropologist Bernard Saladin d'Anglure the biggest challenge was resurrecting the beliefs and practice of shamanism, "the major frame of reference for Inuit life". Qulitalik and the family make the long sled journey back to Igloolik with Atanarjuat, who has healed. [29] Tom Dawson from BBC called the film "an impressively vivid and detailed depiction of a particular way of life", hailing the film's cinematography as "extraordinary". The sounds are a whole new experience for those who have never been there - the wind, the squeak and crunch of the snow, the dogs, the singing, the drumming, the rattling of bones, the sounds of the ice.This film is an experience; if the Arctic has ever intrigued you, this must not be missed. --Relisted Cúchullain t /c 16:00, 10 December 2012 (UTC)Relisted. [41], The film won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes, the first time a Canadian film won the honour. [2] It was the first Inuktitut-language screenplay,[7] and the project became the first feature film in Inuktitut. With Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk. Oki and two henchmen sneak up and plunge their spears through the tent wall. This appears to be the most common title. Two brothers emerge to challenge the evil order: Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba. [2] Doug Alexander wrote in the Canadian historical magazine The Beaver that Atanarjuat "is an important step for an indigenous people who have, until recently, seen their culture recorded by outsiders". It is the first film shot in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit peoples who live within the Arctic Circle. It was the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in the Inuktitut language. Later, Atanarjuat leaves his wife Atuat at a camp to hunt caribou, but he stops at Sauri's camp, where he is persuaded to take Puja on the hunt. All the time. A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec. Tulimaq, the laughing stock of the camp, is having bad luck hunting and can barely feed his family, but Panikpak brings meat for Tulimaq's children, Atanarjuat and Amaqjuaq, hoping that one day they will make things right. There would be fifteen tents and eighty people, all the kids running around, just waiting for a perfect day. Two brothers emerge the evil order: Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. The site's consensus reads, "Compelling human drama and stunning cinematography make The Fast Runner an absorbing experience". [36], In 2004, critics and filmmakers in the Toronto International Film Festival named the film fifth in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time. [3] This agrees with geomorphological estimates that Qikiqtaarjuk (Herschel Island), Inuktitut for little island and now a peninsula of Igloolik Island,[4] on which much of the action occurs, became a peninsula about 500 years ago due to isostatic rebound. Perhaps the word that best describes this film is 'remarkable'. A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to the town to defend the families, but he discovers that everything is not what it seems. The spell-happy Oki just wants to have a feast. During a hunt, Oki stabs Sauri and claims it was an accident, and takes over as camp leader. The visitor removes the walrus-tooth necklace from Kumaglak's body, and puts the necklace around the neck of Kumaglak's son Sauri, who thus becomes camp leader. The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Oki bejler til den smukke Atuat, men hun elsker Atanarjuat, og denne vinder hende i en rituel boksekamp. A major critical success, Atanarjuat won the Caméra d'Or (Golden Camera) at Cannes, and six Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture. 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