Nanook of the North
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.
Director: Robert Flaherty
Writer: Robert Flaherty
Trailer
Cast
Allakariallak
Nanook
Alice Nevalinga
Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One
Cunayou
Cunayou - Nanook's Daughter
Allegoo
Allegoo - Nanook's Son
Allee
Allee - Nanook's Son
