撇掉文明的糖衣,人類本性會否得到更清晰的呈現?北極之上,愛斯基摩人阿塔愛上族中美女,可惜伊人早已許配給族長之子。為了爭奪所愛,飛毛腿害死了族人,更被仇人追殺。他的一雙飛毛腿,帶他在冰天雪地,走出七情六慾的世界。首部以愛斯基摩人母語伊努克梯圖語拍成的電影,由土著以DV拍成,撇開一切外來者的眼光審視,以極其中立的視點觀看愛斯基摩人的生活。康城影展金攝影機新秀獎得主,奧斯卡最佳外語片提名。
Long ago in the Arctic territory of the Inuit nation,
an evil spirit was summoned to spread violence and discord,
which led to the death of the local chief. Years later,
the conflict continues among the young generation. Atanarjuat
the Fast Runner is forced to run for life after what he
has done for love; but is it that easy to escape the curse
that was deeply rooted in the past? THE FAST RUNNER is
remarkable on several counts. It is by and about Inuit
people and their culture, made with an all Inuit cast and
a largely Inuit crew. The film itself is a continuation
of thousands of years of oral history, stories passed from
generation to generation through which the Inuits pass
on their experience.