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VIFF presents Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

Vancouver

April 18, 2026

1:15 PM

$16.00

English

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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Director Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk)
Run Time 172min
Genre Drama
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Summary

Based on an ancient Inuit legend, Atanarjuat is an epic tale of love, betrayal, and revenge. The beautiful Atuat (Ivalu) has been promised to the short-fused Oki (Arnatsiaq), the son of the tribe’s leader. However, she loves the good-natured Atanarjuat (Ungalaaq), a fast runner and excellent hunter. When Atanarjuat is forced to battle the jealous Oki for Atuat’s hand, the events that follow determine not only his fate, but that of his people. Atanarjuat won 20 awards, including eight Genies and the Caméra d’Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

“I am not surprised that The Fast Runner has been a box office hit in its opening engagements. It is unlike anything most audiences will have ever seen, and yet it tells a universal story.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Cast Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq (Inuk), Lucy Tulugarjuk (Inuk), Natar Ungalaaq (Inuk), Sylvia Ivalu (Inuk)

Ratings by Province or Territory

14A
Alberta
14A
British Columbia
14A
Manitoba
14
New Brunswick
NR
Newfoundland and Labrador
14
Nova Scotia
14A
Northwest Territories
14A
Nunavut
14A
Ontario
14
Prince Edward Island
G
Québec
14A
Saskatchewan
14A
Yukon

Event Primary Language

English

Event Details

Tickets are available at the link below

Apr
18
VIFF presents Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
1:15 PM – 3:45 pm, PDT
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Address

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7
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