The Journals of Knud Rasmussen


1h 52m 2006

Brief Synopsis

An epic tragedy set in and around Igloolik in the 1920s, as the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter struggle to survive the sweep of civilization that brought Christianity and commerce to the arctic and irrevocably changed Inuit life. Witnesses to their story are Danish

Film Details

Also Known As
Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Alliance Films; Danish Broadcasting Corporation; Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Nordic Film & TV Fond; Sodec; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; Filmcompagniet; SF Studios
Location
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Synopsis

An epic tragedy set in and around Igloolik in the 1920s, as the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter struggle to survive the sweep of civilization that brought Christianity and commerce to the arctic and irrevocably changed Inuit life. Witnesses to their story are Danish ethnographer and explorer Knud Rasmussen and his traveling companions Therkel Mathiassen and Peter Freuchen.

Film Details

Also Known As
Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Alliance Films; Danish Broadcasting Corporation; Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Nordic Film & TV Fond; Sodec; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; Filmcompagniet; SF Studios
Location
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2006

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 18-November 2, 2006.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 29-October 15, 2006.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 18-November 2, 2006.)

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29-October 15, 2006.)