The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
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Directed by	Zacharias Kunuk Norman Cohn
Written by	Madeline Ivalu Lucy Tulugarjuk
Produced by	Norman Cohn Zacharias Kunuk
Starring	Natar Ungalaaq Pierre Lebeau Jens Jørn Spottag
Cinematography	Norman Cohn
Edited by	Norman Cohn
Music by	Richard Lavoie
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis
Release dates	March 11, 2006 (Igloolik screening) September 7, 2006 (Canada) October 8, 2006 (USA) November 10, 2006 (Denmark)
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	Canada Denmark
Languages	Inuktitut Danish English
Budget	$6,300,000 (estimated)

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is a 2006 Canadian-Danish film about the pressures on traditional Inuit shamanistic beliefs as documented by Knud Rasmussen during his travels across the Canadian Arctic in the 1920s. Produced by Isuma, the film was directed by Zacharias Kunuk, who also directed the award-winning Inuit film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, and Norman Cohn. It premiered on September 7, 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival, after pre-release screenings in Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland.

Synopsis[]

Set primarily in and around Igloolik in 1922, the film depicts the encounter between a group of Inuit in Arctic Canada led by one of the last shamans of the Canadian Inuit, Aua, and three Danish ethnographers and explorers, Knud Rasmussen, Therkel Mathiassen and Peter Freuchen during the latter's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit, showing their traditional beliefs and lifestyle. The shaman and his entourage must ultimately decide whether to join the ranks of another group of Inuit who have converted to Christianity.

Cast[]

• Natar Ungalaaq as Nuqallaq

External links[]

• The Journals of Knud Rasmussen at IMDb

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