Nanook of the North (1922)

What it’s about

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.

Cast

• A

  Allakariallak

  Nanook

• A

  Alice Nevalinga

  Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One

• C

  Cunayou

  Cunayou - Nanook's Daughter

• A

  Allegoo

  Allegoo - Nanook's Son

• A

  Allee

  Allee - Nanook's Son