Nanook of the North

IMDb 7.1 1922 • 79 min • DocumentaryDrama

Director

Robert Flaherty

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Allakariallak
Allakariallak Nanook
Alice Nevalinga
Alice Nevalinga Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One
Cunayou
Cunayou Cunayou - Nanook's Daughter
Allegoo
Allegoo Allegoo - Nanook's Son
Allee
Allee Allee - Nanook's Son