Canada,
2001, 172 min
Directed by:
Zacharias KunukCinematography:
Norman CohnVOD (3)
Plots(1)
1000 A.D.: Evil in the form of an unknown shaman divides a small community of nomadic Inuit, upsetting its balance and spirit. Twenty years pass. Two brothers emerge to challenge the evil order: Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. Atanarjuat wins the hand of the lovely Atuat away from the boastful son of the camp leader, Oki, who vows to get even. Oki ambushes the brothers in their sleep, killing Amaqjuaq, as Atanarjuat miraculously escapes running naked over the spring sea ice. But can he ever escape the cycle of vengeance left behind? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2003 - Zacharias Kunuk (Best International Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2002 - Zacharias Kunuk (Best First Film)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2001 - Zacharias Kunuk (Golden Camera)
- 2001 - Zacharias Kunuk (Un Certain Regard)
Toronto International Film Festival
- 2001 - Zacharias Kunuk (Best Canadian Feature Film)