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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
2001
· Movie
· 172 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
69–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 92, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Zacharias Kunuk
- Studio
- Isuma Productions
- Released
- 1 February 2002
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- iu
- Runtime
- 172 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.9M
- Box office
- $3.8M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →1 major award won · 22 wins from 27 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2001 | Caméra d'Or | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association 2003 | Best Foreign Language Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association 2003 | Most Promising Director | Zacharias Kunuk | Nominee |
| American Indian Film Festival 2002 | Best Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| American Indian Film Festival 2002 | Best Director | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| American Indian Film Festival 2002 | Best Actor | Natar Ungalaaq | Winner |
| American Indian Film Festival 2002 | Best Actress | Lucy Tulugarjuk | Winner |
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Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Caméra d'Or | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Nominee |
Genie Awards
8 nominations, 6 won
| Best Direction | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Best Editing | Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk and Marie-Christine Sarda | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Norman Cohn, Paul Apak Angilirq, Zacharias Kunuk and Germaine Wong | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Chris Crilly | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Apak Angilirq | Winner |
| Claude Jutra Award | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Atuat Akkitirq | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Richard Lavoie, Serge Boivin and Jean Paul Vialard | Nominee |
American Indian Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Natar Ungalaaq | Winner |
| Best Actress | Lucy Tulugarjuk | Winner |
| Best Director | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Best Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Festival International de Films de Montréal
2 nominations, 2 won
| Prix du Public | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Film Fest Gent
2 nominations, 2 won
| FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Canadian Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Banff Mountain Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Director's Award | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
San Diego Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Santa Fe Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | Zacharias Kunuk | Nominee |
| Most Promising Director | Zacharias Kunuk | Nominee |