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.
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07/19/02
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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
The Fast Runner’ transports the viewer into an unusual space
07/15/02
It may be the most satisfying experience you'll have at the movies this year.
07/12/02
A powerful, absorbing and thoroughly transporting film experience.
07/11/02
The kind of primal storytelling that George Lucas can only dream of.
07/11/02
Top CriticGoing to this movie is a little like chewing whale blubber - it's an acquired taste that takes time to enjoy, but it's worth it, even if it does take 3 hours to get through.
07/07/02
Vastly overrated, this award-winning film features amateurish, unbelievable acting and a minimal storyline. Take away the indigenous people, and no one would be talking about it.
07/07/02
There's never been a movie quite like it.
07/05/02
Few three-hour films manage to be so engaging, or so vast.
07/02/02
Top CriticIt brings a myth vividly to life on screen, remaining true to the original while doing so...an extraordinary experience.
07/01/02
Canada's arctic light shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the Inuit people.
06/30/02
A challenging and stunning journey with one of the best chase scenes ever.
06/30/02
One senses in its playing out that right here, right now, these people, these deeds, these lessons are the stuff of a great legend, one that will be told and retold for countless generations.
06/28/02
An experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment.
06/28/02
Top CriticI actually enjoyed the story, but it could've been at least a half an hour shorter...
06/28/02
Atanarjuat, unfolding on a cold-blasted primeval arctic plain, has the quality of totem.
06/28/02
A 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
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06/22/02
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
A positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder of a Shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera.
06/21/02
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