''One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Zacharias Kunuk Zacharias Kunuk ( iu, ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, born November 27, 1957) is a Canadian Inuk producer and director most notable for his film '' Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'', the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced entirely in Inu ...

and released in 2019."Inuit artists featured in Canadian pavilion for 1st time at Venice Art Biennale"

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, May 11, 2019. The film dramatizes the true story of Noah Piugattuk (Apayata Kotierk), an

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hunter, over the day in 1961 when he was fatefully approached by a

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agent (

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) who encouraged him to give up the traditional Inuit lifestyle and assimilate into a conventionally modern settlement. The film premiered on May 11, 2019 at the Canadian pavilion in the 58th Venice Biennale. It received its Canadian premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.Barry Hertz
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'', July 31, 2019. At the 2019

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, the film received the cash award for Best Canadian Film. In December 2019, the film was named to the

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's annual year-end

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list.Norman Wilner
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'', December 11, 2019.

References

2019 films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Zacharias Kunuk Films about Inuit in Canada 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub