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Movie poster: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)
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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

2002 · 172 min Fantasy Drama
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Original Title ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
Year 2002
Country Canada
Genre Fantasy, Drama
Director Zacharias Kunuk
Runtime 172 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (77 votes)

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The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Zacharias Kunuk

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

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