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One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF NOAH PIUGATTUK

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
Canada, 2019
Drama

Synopsis

In 1961, a nomadic Inuit hunter and his band face pressure from a Canadian government official to move to permanent housing, assimilate their children into settler society, and give up their traditional way of life.

Synopsis

In 1961, a nomadic Inuit hunter and his band face pressure from a Canadian government official to move to permanent housing, assimilate their children into settler society, and give up their traditional way of life.

Our take

The latest film by Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner’s Zacharias Kunuk dramatizes a historic encounter between an Inuit community and the Canadian government that threatens to transform Indigenous life. By turns awkwardly comic and deeply grave, Kunuk captures a whole range of emotions in a single day.