The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2006-03-11
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1h 52m
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History
Drama
User Score
7 votes
Overview
Based on the journal of Knud Rasmussen's "Great Sled Journey" of 1922 across arctic Canada. The film is shot from the perspective of the Inuit, showing their traditional beliefs and lifestyle. It tells the story of the last great Inuit shaman and his beautiful and headstrong daughter; the shaman must decide whether to accept the Christian religion that is converting the Inuit across Greenland.
Norman Cohn
Director
Lucy Tulugarjuk
Writer
