Jakob Cedergren, Kim Bodnia, Leah Angutimarik, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Sofie Danielsen

An epic tragedy set in and around Igloolik in the 1920s, as the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter struggle to survive the sweep of civilization that brought Christianit...( read more  read more... )y and commerce to the arctic and irrevocably changed Inuit life. Witnesses to their story are Danish ethnographer and explorer Knud Rasmussen and his traveling companions Therkel Mathiassen and Peter Freuchen.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk

Release Date: October 8, 2006

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  • June 16, 2008
    A very unique viewing experience.
  • June 1, 2007
    dreamy, sad and unique pic from the far corners of the snowy north.
  • March 30, 2007
    You did a very great job there sister. I'm proud of you.
    Keep up the good work.
  • January 27, 2007
    Loved it for it's story, from shamanism to Christianity,

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