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The Snow Walker (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 11

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:2003

Synopsis: Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk star in this epic story of friendship and survival in the Canadian Arctic. When a pilot named Charlie Halliday crashes his plane, he must learn to rely on the... Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk star in this epic story of friendship and survival in the Canadian Arctic. When a pilot named Charlie Halliday crashes his plane, he must learn to rely on the generosity and knowledge of his female Inuit passenger, Kanaalaq, in order to survive. Together, the pair must overcome language barriers, cultural differences, life-threatening temperatures, and prejudices while learning to live off the land. THE SNOW WALKER was inspired by the short story "Walk Well My Brother," by Farley Mowat. [More]

Starring: Barry Pepper, James Cromwell

Starring: Barry Pepper, James Cromwell

Director: Charles Martin Smith

Director: Charles Martin Smith
Studio: First Look

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09/26/05
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[A]voids descending into the overtly sentimental by not romanticizing a harsh land...

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05/25/05
MaryAnn Johanson
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Give it a whirl after you turn up the heat

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04/07/05
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

An old school adventure whose simple themes resonate with a refreshing honesty.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
11/16/04
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Através das belíssimas atuações de Pepper e da estreante Piugattuk, a narrativa desenvolve-se com calma até atingir um clímax emocional inesperado, mas eficiente.

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04/06/04
Film Threat

The Snow Walker is not Atanarjuat, but it captures the actual scenic beauty of the North and with it, the poetic truth of brotherhood in an unforgiving land.

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03/05/04
Susan Walker
Toronto Star
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The Snow Walker is a powerful, poignant and transcendent film.

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03/05/04
Bruce Kirkland
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As predicable as the annual fall of the Maple Leafs, but considerably more tragic, as traditional as the recurring scam of political patronage, but a lot more compelling, The Snow Walker is a vintage slice of Canadiana.

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03/05/04
Rick Groen
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...given the skill with which this spare story has been filmed, it's hard not to be entertained on some level.

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03/05/04
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Smith's respect and love for the wilderness is clear in every frame, and allows the viewer to become fully immersed in the characters' predicaments.

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03/04/04
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Constant interruptions prevent the story from building to a satisfying emotional pitch, leaving the film, like the characters, to trudge circuitously across that vast frozen tundra.

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03/03/04
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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Numbingly simplistic adaptation of Farley Mowat's short story, 'Walk Well My Brother.'

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10/01/03
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