At once an incredible anthropological document and a compelling drama.
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04/03/02
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The Fast Runner (2002)
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Reviews Counted:94
Fresh:85
Rotten:9
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: Compelling human drama and stunning cinematography make The Fast Runner an absorbing experience.
Theatrical Release:Jun 7, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $2,603,453
Synopsis: Igloolik, "place of houses," in the eastern arctic wilderness at the dawn of the first millenium. Evil in the form of a mysterious, unknown shaman enters a small community of nomadic Inuit and... [More]
Starring: Natar Ungalaaq, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Director: Zacharias Kunuk
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Reviews for The Fast Runner
For nearly three hours, this sweeping epic captivates its audience in the way the Inuit elders must have done while reciting the story to spellbound children.
07/19/02
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07/26/02
This is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body, so original is its content, look, and style.
07/28/02
An impressively vivid and detailed depiction of a particular way of life.
01/26/02
The film is filled with unquestionable grace and power.
06/21/02
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06/22/02
Atanarjuat will make you laugh, make you cry and keep you on the edge of your seat for nearly three hours. Isn't that what cinema was supposed to do all along?
01/10/02
The 167 minutes go by at reasonable speed after an irrelevant prelude.
10/04/02
An experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment.
06/28/02
Top CriticA landmark movie that becomes a priceless entryway into a distant land and its people, few of whom will ever seem as foreign and far away again.
06/27/02
Top CriticThere's never been a movie quite like it.
07/05/02
If you can surrender to the pace, it's more deeply satisfying than your usual summer fare.
06/10/02
The story is told with such richness and attention to nomadic traditions that it wields the scope of a Kurosawa samurai picture.
08/23/02
Surviving and getting through the day becomes gripping drama. Even if the good vs. evil story is overly familiar, I guarantee the beautiful, sensual setting is not.
06/21/02
The Canadian Arctic, a story of love and revenge, and you don't need the $5000 that Maupintour charges to visit.
03/07/02
Remarkable in many ways.
06/20/02
The messy emotions raging throughout this three-hour effort are instantly recognizable, allowing the film to paradoxically feel familiar and foreign at the same time.
11/20/02
"a sensorial smorgasbord where you become attuned to the symphonic marriage of pure sound and perfect image."
01/11/02
a story with more than its share of surprises and unexpected turns
06/15/02
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