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Maliglutit

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In 1913 in the Canadian Arctic, Kuanana returns from hunting to find his wife and daughter kidnapped and sets of to find the men who did it.

Critics Reviews

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Kate Taylor Globe and Mail 01/20/2017
3/4
The combination of icy landscapes, practical details about dog teams, igloo building and raw meat, and a simple tale built around love of family, is compelling. Go to Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star 01/12/2017
3.5/4
Intensely involving ... Go to Full Review Luke Gorham In Review Online 08/13/2020
Spare to a fault, Maliglitut feels like a half-conceived work, dazzling in theory but deeply-flawed and underwhelming in execution. Go to Full Review Michael McNeely That Shelf 02/13/2019
Kunuk's film is also marred by suspect camerawork that fails to focus on what is most important in specific scenes. Go to Full Review Jay Kuehner Cinema Scope 10/10/2017
Shot on location near Igloolik, Nunavut, the film is foremost faithful to place; there are no stand-ins, no surrogates, upon which the drama unfolds. Go to Full Review Jaymes Durante 4:3 07/24/2017
Recommended
Maliglutit might not be the rollicking high-energy masterpiece of its predecessor, but its value lies elsewhere, in its meticulous preservation of an endangered lifestyle. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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04/14/2017 A lot about this film was fascinating but it didn't entertain me and many of the directoral choices bugged me. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Zacharias Kunuk

Director

Natar Ungalaaq

Director

Benjamin Kunuk

Kuanana

Karen Ivalu

Tagaq

Jonah Qunaq

Aulla

Joey Sarpinak

Kupak

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Maliglutit

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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1913 in the Canadian Arctic, Kuanana returns from hunting to find his wife and daughter kidnapped and sets of to find the men who did it.
Director
Zacharias Kunuk, Natar Ungalaaq
Producer
Cara Di Staulo, Jonathan Frantz, Zacharias Kunuk
Screenwriter
Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk
Production Co
Kingulliit Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Inuktitut
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2018
Runtime
1h 34m