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The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

  • 20062006
  • 1h 52m
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6.4/10
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The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
Drama
A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
376
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    • Norman Cohn
    • Zacharias Kunuk
  • Writers
    • Eugene Ipkarnak(Inuktitut dialogue)
    • Madeline Ivalu(Inuktitut dialogue)
    • Herve Paniaq(Inuktitut dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Pakak Innuksuk
    • Leah Angutimarik
    • Neeve Irngaut
    • Norman Cohn
    • Zacharias Kunuk
  • Writers
    • Eugene Ipkarnak(Inuktitut dialogue)
    • Madeline Ivalu(Inuktitut dialogue)
    • Herve Paniaq(Inuktitut dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Pakak Innuksuk
    • Leah Angutimarik
    • Neeve Irngaut
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    • 20Critic reviews
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    Pakak Innuksuk
    • Aua
    Leah Angutimarik
    • Apak
    Neeve Irngaut
    • Orulu
    Natar Ungalaaq
    Natar Ungalaaq
    • Nuqallaq
    Samueli Ammaq
    • Umik
    Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq
    • Natar
    Catherine Alaralak
    • Kigutikaajuk
    Abraham Ulayuruluk
    • Evaluarjuk
    Jens Jørn Spottag
    Jens Jørn Spottag
    • Knud Rasmussen
    Kim Bodnia
    Kim Bodnia
    • Peter Freuchen
    Jakob Cedergren
    Jakob Cedergren
    • Therkel Mathiassen
    Tommy Uttak
    • Taparte
    Apayata Kotierk
    • Anguillianuk
    Cora Akkitirq
    • Spirit
    Racheal Uyarasuk
    • Spirit
    Larry Kangok
    • Spirit
    Eugene Ipkarnak
    • Spirit
    Nancy Agilirq
    • Aligiuk
      • Norman Cohn
      • Zacharias Kunuk
    • Writers
      • Eugene Ipkarnak(Inuktitut dialogue)
      • Madeline Ivalu(Inuktitut dialogue)
      • Herve Paniaq(Inuktitut dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Opening film for 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.
    • Quotes

      Aua: We believe happy people should not worry about hidden things. Our spirits are offended if we think too much.

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    8/10
    Drama in a Bleak Land
    The arctic provides a bleak landscape. It's cold, there's snow, maybe the odd igloo or so and sky.

    So how does a movie-maker transform this to paint a picture of how Christianity was introduced to the Inuit 95-odd years ago? Very skillfully, I must say.

    And when the story makes you understand how Inuit life and thinking was before with shamans, and family traditions of eating, child rearing, and let's say superstitions, though perhaps that's not the exact word, and the transition that took place in one household and the extended community when Danish explorers from Greenland chanced upon this community, you see a piece of history unfold in front of you in a gripping, intellectually powerful way.

    The impact on the family, the emotional rip from the heart, and the ensuing loss really makes for a powerful and honest film.

    Well, done with super acting throughout!
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    • Jamester
    • Sep 10, 2006

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      • November 10, 2006 (Denmark)
      • Canada
      • Denmark
      • Greenland
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      • Inuktitut
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      • Danish
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      • Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
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      • Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
      • Kunuk Cohn Productions
      • Barok Film A/S
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