Nanook of the North (1922)

Nanook of the North

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Nanuk l'eschimese / Nanuk, der Eskimo / Nanouk l'Esquimau / Nanuk el esquimal / Nanuk, el esquimal / 북극의 나누크 / 極北の怪異 / 北方的南努克 / 北方的纳努克 / 北方的南奴克 / 北極奇觀 / 極北のナヌーク
director: Robert J. Flaherty
playwright: Frances H. Flaherty / Robert J. Flaherty
actor: Allakariallak / Alice Nevalinga / Cunayou / Allegoo / Allee
genre: Documentary / Drama
region: France
language: no spoken language
length: 1h 19m
release date: 1922-06-11
IMDb: tt0013427

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This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

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