The Fast Runner (2001) Atanarjuat (original title): 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. (7.2)
Director: Zacharias Kunuk
Stars: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu and Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq
Language: Inuktitut (w/ English subtitles)
While watching it, you forget that it is a story. The attention to detail is so good that it looks almost like a documentary. The lack of modern tools, even metal knives, is what shows that the story is of a long ago era. It is about the trials and tribulations of a society almost alien to most of us, yet the problems they encounter are universally human; good and bad, the entire range of human emotions, interactions, etc. I didn't know that the Inuit believe in reincarnation, but the dialog makes it a point to have that clearly understood by the audience. Beautiful work. A bit on the long side, though. My Rating: 7.0
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