The Necessities of Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Benoit Pilon
Natar Ungalaaq
Eveline Gelinas
Paul Andre Brasseur
Vincent Guillaume Otis
Antoine Bertrand
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in 1952. An Inuit hunter named Tiivii, who suffers from tuberculosis, ends up in a sanatorium near Quebec City, far from home and his loved ones.
Director
Benoit Pilon
Cast
Natar Ungalaaq
Eveline Gelinas
Paul Andre Brasseur
Vincent Guillaume Otis
Antoine Bertrand
Guy Thauvette
Louise Marleau
Denis Bernard
Luc Proulx
Crew
Luc Boudrias
Francesca Chamberland
Rene Chenier
Richard Comeau
Catherine Didelot
Bernard Emond
Michel La Veaux
Robert M Lepage
Eric Parenteau
Bernadette Payeur
Benoit Pilon
Normand Sarrazin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the FIPRESCI Award for Best Actor (Natar Ungalaaq) at the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Winner of three awards including the Special Grand Prix of the Jury, the Public Award for the Most Popular Film of the Festival and the Public Award for the Most Popular Canadian Feature Film at the 2008 Montreal World Film Festival.
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States January 2009
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Canadian Images) September 25-October 10, 2008.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Competition) August 21-September 1, 2008.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (World Cinema) January 22-February 1, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Best of the Fest) January 6-19, 2009.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Canadian Images) September 25-October 10, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Competition) August 21-September 1, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (World Cinema) January 22-February 1, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Best of the Fest) January 6-19, 2009.)
