Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

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Based On Myths, Legends Or Folklore | Sibling Relationship

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  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Drama
  • Language(s): Inuktitut
  • Director(s): Zacharias Kunuk
  • Cast(s): Pakak Innuksuk, Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 52min
  • Music: Chris Crilly
  • Award(s): Best Canadian Feature Film 2001 (Won)
    Independent Spirit 2003 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Story:
    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.
    Full Story
7.4/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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.
Ratings

7.4/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
FAITA Award

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Film | 2003 | Sylvia

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Film | 2003 | Peter-Henry

PFCS Award

Best Foreign Film | 2003

COFCA Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 2003

Genie Award

Best Achievement in Editing | 2002 | Zacharias

Best Motion Picture | 2002

Best Achievement in Direction | 2002 | Zacharias

Best Achievement in Music Original Score | 2002 | Chris

Best Screenplay | 2002 | Paul Apak

American Indian Movie Award

Best Film | 2002 | Zacharias

Best Actor | 2002 | Natar

Best Director | 2002 | Zacharias

Best Actress | 2002 | Lucy

Audience Award

Best Feature | 2002 | Zacharias

Festival Award

Best Feature Film | 2002 | Zacharias

TFCA Award

Best Canadian Film | 2002

Best First Feature | 2002 | Zacharias

VVFP Award

Best First Feature | 2002

Claude Jutra Award

2002 | Zacharias

Lino Brocka Award

2002 | Zacharias

New Directors Award

2001 | Zacharias

Luminaria Award

Best Feature | 2001 | Zacharias

Golden Camera Award

2001 | Zacharias

Grand Prix Award

2001 | Zacharias

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Nominations
Independent Spirit Award

Best Foreign Film | 2003 | Zacharias

Movies for Grownups Award

Best Foreign Film | 2003

OFCS Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 2003

OFTA Film Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 2003

Golden Trailer Award

Best Independent | 2003

COFCA Award

Best Picture | 2003

CFCA Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 2003

Most Promising Director | 2003 | Zacharias

Chlotrudis Award

Best Cinematography | 2003 | Norman

Best Director | 2003 | Zacharias

Genie Award

Best Achievement in Overall Sound | 2002

Best Achievement in Costume Design | 2002

NYFCC Award

Best First Film | 2002 | Zacharias

BSFC Award

Best New Filmmaker | 2002 | Zacharias

Seattle Film Critics Award

Best ForeignLanguage Film | 2002

VVFP Award

Best Film | 2002

American Indian Movie Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2002 | Peter-Henry

Golden Maile Award

Narrative Feature | 2001 | Zacharias

Un Certain Regard Award

2001 | Zacharias

BOX OFFICE

Budget 1,934,000 USD

Box Office Collection 3,786,801 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

While this film would never get SPCA approval, every animal killed was used in true Inuit fashion; all the meat was consumed, and the skins were put to practical use.

The first Inuktitut-language feature film.

Was named the "Greatest Canadian film of all time" in the Toronto International Film Festival's 2015 poll of Canadian critics and filmmakers. In the 2004 poll, it had gotten the fifth spot.

The only Canadian film to win the Camera d'Or for best first feature film at the Cannes Film Festival (as of 2019).

Is considered by the filmmakers to be the first part of the "Fast Runner Trilogy", followed by The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006) and Le jour avant le lendemain (2008). The three films don't follow each other narratively but rather are thematically linked, like Edgar Wright's "Three Colors Cornetto Trilogy" or Park Chan-wook's "Vengeance Trilogy".

Popular Dialogues

"Atuat: [to Atanarjuat] I hunt you. You're my own wolf."

"Oki: What are you all looking at? Haven't you ever seen anyone kick a dog before?"