Cultures living in Arctic conditions such as the Inuit's has always fascinated me. From the way they live, to how they hunt for food and how important their traditions are to them.
So hearing that there was a film coming out that would be set in the Inuit area of Canada had me intrigued to check this out.
It was an unexpectedly strange watch. Despite this being a drama feature, it played out more like a documentary. With the long uninterrupted cuts and sense of realism, you could swear that you were watching unscripted real life happening in front of you.
So with it being a drama, we have therefore have actors instead of actual people. The style of acting was frustrating. It might have been due to the director intentionally having no script to work with and I guess the director felt this was the best way to get the best emotions out of the actors.
That somewhat worked thanks to the ending where some archive footage was used, which gave the story a nice emotional pay-off.
The ending certainly made me appreciate some aspects of the film that had already been covered, such as the toughness of communication between the two parties in this true moment in history.
So I think thanks to the ending, this did enough to get a pass from me. The narrative style is certainly not a winnable one for me. It was frustrating to watch as at times as the characters were going round in circles speaking the same conversation. But I came to eventually understand that that's what it probably was like for those two cultures clashing with language barriers and trying to come to sort of agreement.
It's definitely not for everyone. But if you're interested in true stories from this area of the world, it will be an intriguing watch.
Rating: 7/10
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