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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

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 DateFebruary 1, 2002
StatusReleased
Original Titleᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
Runtime2h 52min
Budget$1,934,000
Revenue$3,786,801
LanguageInuktitut
Original LanguageInuktitut
Production CountriesCanada
Production CompaniesIgloolik Isuma Productions Inc.