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Summary
Two isolated families meet for a summertime celebration. Food is abundant and the future seems bright, but Ningiuq, a wise old woman, sees her world as fragile and moves through it with a pervasive sense of dread.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 78Audiences 58GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer81%
Metascore74
IMDb6.8
Audience score48%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most dramas, −16 min on the typical 109
typical 10993Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 20 countries
Released
2008
September 7, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
InuktitutMade in
Canada
Directing · 2
- Marie-Hélène Cousineau Director, Writer, Editor
- Madeline Ivalu Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Susan Avingaq Writer
- Jørn Riel Novel
Production · 3
- Zacharias Kunuk Executive Producer
- Norman Cohn Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Stephane Rituit Producer
Camera · 1
- Félix Lajeunesse Director of Photography, Editor
Editing · 1
- Louise Dugal Editor
Sound · 4
- Joel Zifkn Original Music Composer
- Anna McGarrigle Original Music Composer
- Kate McGarrigle Original Music Composer
- Richard Lavoie Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Atuat Akkitirq Costume Design
- Micheline Ammaq Costume Design
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