Nanook of the North

Name: Nanook of the North
Director: Robert Flaherty
Released: 1922-06-11T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.1

1922 · TMDB 7.1

Directed by Robert Flaherty

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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Robert Flaherty's pioneering documentary follows an Inuit family's struggle for survival in the Arctic, capturing a life in which humans and animals are bound together.

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Runtime: 79 min
Released: 1922-06-11
Studio: Les Frères Revillon
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
TMDB score: 7.1

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Robert Flaherty's pioneering documentary follows an Inuit family's struggle for survival in the Arctic, capturing a life in which humans and animals are bound together.