The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Original title: The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
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4.8/10
(6)
3/11/2006
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1h 52min
No trailer available
History
Drama
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Zacharias Kunuk
Direction: Norman Cohn
Screenwriter: Lucy Tulugarjuk
Producer: Lucius Barre, Elise Lund Larsen, Zacharias Kunuk, Vibeke Vogel, Norman Cohn
Cast
Pakak Innuksuk
Aua
Leah Angutimarik
Apak
Natar Ungalaaq
Nuqallaq
Jens Jørn Spottag
Knud Rasmussen
Kim Bodnia
Peter Freuchen
Jakob Cedergren
Therkel Mathiassen
