The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Name: The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-11-10
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Neeve Irngaut, Leah Angutimarik, Pakak Innuksuk, Natar Ungalaaq

– Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 52 Minutes

Release Year:

2006

Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit, showing their traditional beliefs and lifestyle. It tells the story of the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter; the shaman must decide whether to accept the Christian religion that is converting the Inuit across Greenland.

Styles:

Inter Cultural, Touching, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

1910s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Greenland, Denmark, Canada

Filming Locations:

Canada

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

10 Nov 2006

Language:

Inuktitut, English, Danish

Directed by:

Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk

Story Written By:

Louis Uttak, Abraham Ulayuruluk, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Eugene Ipkarnak, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Herve Paniaq, Madeline Ivalu

Main Actors:

Neeve Irngaut, Leah Angutimarik, Pakak Innuksuk, Natar Ungalaaq

Plot:

The last great shaman of the Inuit Avva and his beautiful and headstrong daughter Apak lives on the verge of change in 1922. As the father is trying to resist the changes encroaching upon his family and culture, a group of Danish scientists arrive to study and record his way of life.

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Production Company:

Alliance Atlantis

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

80%