At Igloolik ("place of houses") in the Eastern Arctic wilderness at the dawn of the first millennium, Qulitalik bids … See more

• Natar Ungalaaq as Atanarjuat, "the fast runner"
• Pakak Innuksuk as Amaqjuaq, "the strong one", Atanarjuat's older brother
• Neeve Irngaut as Uluriaq, wife of Amaqjuaq… See more

The film is set in Igloolik ("place of houses") in the Eastern Arctic wilderness at the dawn of the first millennium, The names of Atanarjuat and his brother first appeared in writing in the journals of the explorer Captain … See more

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2001. It was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2001.
Its commercial release in Canada came on 12 April 20… See more

In the Greater Toronto Area, the film competed with the Canadian comedy Men with Brooms, which set box office records among English Canadian cinema. Atanarjuat became more enduring in the box office and becam… See more

• Indigenous peoples in Northern Canada
• List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film… See more