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NUMBERS
Box Office: $2,603,453
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CONSENSUS
Compelling human drama and stunning cinematography make The Fast Runner an absorbing experience.
CAST & CREW
Natar Ungalaaq, Madeline Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq
Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
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SYNOPSIS
Igloolik, "place of houses," in the eastern arctic wilderness at the dawn of the first millenium. Evil in the form of a mysterious, unknown shaman enters a small community of nomadic Inuit and upsets its balance and spirit of cooperation. more...
MPAA RATING
Not Rated, some sexuality/nudity and violence
RUNTIME
2 hours, 41 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jun 7, 2002
Video: Feb 11, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Lot 47 Films
GENRE
Foreign Films, Drama, Family Life, Revenge
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Fast Runner Site
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 "Surviving and getting through the day becomes gripping drama. Even if the good vs. evil story is overly familiar, I guarantee the beautiful, sensual setting is not."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"This is not some aboriginal folk-art curio but an enthralling and sophisticated work that fully exploits cinema's potential as a visual medium."
-- Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY
 "Authentic, and at times endearing, humorous, spooky, educational, but at other times as bland as a block of snow."
-- Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
"Canada's arctic light shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the Inuit people."
-- Jeanne Aufmuth, PALO ALTO WEEKLY
"It's a masterpiece."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"A rare and remarkable portrait of place that could only be told by the people who own the story and had the sense to buy the cameras."
-- Elizabeth Blozan, ZAP2IT.COM
"The messy emotions raging throughout this three-hour effort are instantly recognizable, allowing the film to paradoxically feel familiar and foreign at the same time."
-- Matt Brunson, CREATIVE LOAFING
"Atanarjuat, unfolding on a cold-blasted primeval arctic plain, has the quality of totem."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"An impressively vivid and detailed depiction of a particular way of life."
-- Tom Dawson, BBCI FILMS
"Like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film."
-- Duane Dudek, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
"One of the most enthralling three hours you'll ever spend at the theater."
-- David Edelstein, SLATE
"The Fast Runner’ transports the viewer into an unusual space"
-- John Esther, PASADENA WEEKLY
"A positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder of a Shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
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"... immerses the viewer in the very texture of the land, the rituals and the pace of an existence that couldn't be more different from life in our modern urban world."
-- Sean Axmaker, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"This is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body, so original is its content, look, and style."
-- Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"The Fast Runner, an epic story coming from northern Canada, provides the perfect antidote to this summer of blockbusters."
-- Jeffrey Bruner, DES MOINES REGISTER
"An Inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice unfolds."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
"Its story may be a thousand years old, but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us?"
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"Going to this movie is a little like chewing whale blubber - it's an acquired taste that takes time to enjoy, but it's worth it, even if it does take 3 hours to get through."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"At three hours and with very little story or character development, there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue."
-- Mark Dujsik, MARK REVIEWS MOVIES
"A very long movie, dull in stretches, with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction."
-- Curtis Edmonds, TXREVIEWS.COM
"Amazing opportunity to get a look inside an ancient Innuit tale."
-- Thom Fowler, HOLLYWOOD BITCHSLAP
""a sensorial smorgasbord where you become attuned to the symphonic marriage of pure sound and perfect image.""
-- Mark Freeman, CRITICAL EYE
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FRESH 96%
Avg. Rating: 8.9/10 |
"Visually captivating."
-- John Anderson, NEWSDAY
"Compelling as it is exotic, Fast Runner has a plot that rivals Shakespeare for intrigue, treachery and murder."
-- Robert Denerstein, DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
"An experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"A beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy, betrayal, forgiveness and murder."
-- Eric Harrison, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
"Spectacularly beautiful, not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"A powerful, absorbing and thoroughly transporting film experience."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"The kind of primal storytelling that George Lucas can only dream of."
-- Desson Howe, WASHINGTON POST
"It's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal."
-- Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR
"The acting, costumes, music, cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production's austere locales."
-- David Hunter, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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"Deserves a place of honor next to Nanook as a landmark in film history."
-- Bill Gallo, NEW TIMES
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* Who are the Approved Tomatometer Critics?
* Mouse over a tomato icon for a publication's original rating. Original rating not available for every publication.
* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "The Fast Runner" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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