Inuk (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Inuk |
| Original title | Le Voyage d'Inuk |
| Country of production | Greenland , France |
| original language | Greenlandic , Danish |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mike Magidson |
| script |
Ole Jørgen Hammeken Jean-Michel Huctin Mike Magidson |
| production |
Ann Andreasen Sylvie Barbe Mike Magidson |
| music | Justin Michael La Vallee |
| camera |
Xavier Liberman Franck Rabel |
| cut |
Cecile Cool Mike Magidson |
| occupation | |
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Inuk (Original title: Le Voyage d'Inuk ) is a Greenlandic - French adventure drama directed by Mike Magidson from 2010.
action
Inuk is a Greenlander born in Uummannaq . At the age of six he lost his father Kivioq, who broke into the ice when he and his wife wanted to drive their sick son to Nuuk , where he was to receive medical attention. At the time of the action, the now teenager lives in Nuuk with his alcoholic mother. He regularly escapes from home and is eventually withdrawn from his mother's care because it is believed that Inuk should go back to his roots. He moves back to Uummannaq, where he is placed in a children's home. The home worker Aviaaja wants to familiarize the children with the Greenlandic hunting culture. He asks the hunter Ikuma for help and, although he initially refuses to take the children with him on the hunt, he lets himself be persuaded. During the hunting trip, which is characterized by good and bad moments, Ikuma attacks Inuk one night out of mourning over losing his own son Fari. Inuk then escapes from the group on the ice and decides to give up his life. Ikuma, plagued by remorse, goes in search of Inuk and finally finds him. When he suddenly breaks into the ice, Inuk remembers his father and saves Ikuma's life. Both return to Uummannaq last.
production
The film was produced by the French film production companies C'est la Vie Films and Docside Production and was released in Germany on February 7, 2013, although it was shot in 2010.
The children are actually from the children's home in Uummannaq, which in reality is run by Ann Andreasen, who plays the role of social worker in Nuuk.
reception
The film was perceived as mixed. There was criticism for the flat plot, but praise for the amateur actors and the impressive pictures of the Greenland ice cream.
"Shot in sub-zero temperatures under obviously challenging conditions, Inuk is less notable for its dramaturgy than for its beautifully photographed rendering of the harsh Arctic landscapes. Its thin storyline and characterizations, abetted by sometimes heavy-handed narration, are too simplistic to sustain interest. But the film certainly displays an undeniable verisimilitude, including the fact that its teen performers are actual residents of the Uummannaq Children's Home, and its striking visuals are bone-chilling enough to make you feel the need to wear a parka, even if watching it in a nicely heated theater. "
“Shot at sub-zero temperatures under apparently challenging conditions, Inuk is less noteworthy for his dramaturgy than for his beautiful shots of the inhospitable arctic landscape. His thin plot and the same characterizations, supplemented by sometimes too clumsy narration from the off, are too simple to maintain interest. But the film does in some ways reflect an undeniable truthfulness, including the fact that its teenage cast are actually residents of the children's home in Uummannaq, and its stunning images freeze you to the point that you feel like you need to put on a parka, even if you do you watch it in a cozy warm theater. "
“The cameramen Xavier Libermann and Frank Rabel let the Arctic shine like a forgotten world of wonders. In pictures that tell much more than any voiceover could ever do. "
synchronization
| role | actor | German voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Inuk | Gaaba Petersen | Yoshij Grimm |
| Ikuma | Ole Jørgen Hammeken | Stefan Gossler |
| Aviaaja | Rebekka Jørgensen | Beate Gerlach |
| Well | Sara Lyberth | Nicole Hannak |
| Minik | Inunnguaq Jeremiassen | Christian Pointer |
| Inuk's mother | Elisabeth Skade | Katrin Zimmermann |
| Larsi | Angutitsiaq Kreutzmann | Ricardo Richter |
| Inuk's stepfather | Knud Therkielsen | Lutz Schnell |
| Juulut | Julunnguaq Amossen | Jörg Petzold |
| Uunartoq | Jakob Løvstrøm Uunartoq | Hasso Zorn |
| social worker | Ann Andreasen | Sanne Ertbirk |
| Shopkeeper | Frederik Kristiansen | Gunnar Helm |
| Hunter | Apollo Zeeb | Rainer Gerlach |
| Hunter | Paulus Nikolajsen | Tim Moeseritz |
| Source: | ||
Awards
Savannah Film Festival 2011
- Best Director: Mike Magidson (won)
- Best editing: Cecile Coolen (won)
- Best narration (won)
Wine Country Film Festival 2013
- Jack London Spirit Award (won)
Woodstock Film Festival 2010
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Haskell Wexler Award
- Best Cinematography: Xavier Liberman, Franck Rabel (won)
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Audience Award
- Best narration (nominated)
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Jury Prize
- Best narration (nominated)
Georgia Film Critics Association 2012
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GAFCA Award
- Best Foreign Film (nominated)
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013
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Audience Award
- Best narration (nominated)
Web links
- Inuk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
- Complete film on YouTube (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Inuk: Film Review at hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ a b Children's home in the eternal ice at spiegel.de
- ↑ Ann Andreasen runs the northernmost children's home in the world in the Badische Zeitung
- ↑ Inuk in the synchronized file