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| Maliglutit ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ | |
| Directed by | Zacharias Kunuk Natar Ungalaaq |
| Produced by | Jonathan Frantz Zacharias Kunuk Cara Di Staulo |
| Starring | Benjamin Kunuk Jocelyne Immaroitok Karen Ivalu Lucy Tulugarjuk |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Frantz |
| Music by | Chris Crilly Tanya Tagaq |
Production company | Kinguliit Productions |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | Inuktitut |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
Searchers (Inuktitut: ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ, romanized: Maliglutit) is a 2016 Inuktitut-language Canadian drama film directed by Zacharias Kunuk and Natar Ungalaaq, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based in part on the 1956 John Ford film The Searchers, the film is set in Northern Canada in 1913. It centres on Kuanana (Benjamin Kunuk), a man who returns from hunting to discover that much of his family has been killed and his wife and daughter have been kidnapped.[1]
The film was shot in Nunavut with an entirely Inuit cast, and with contributions from a local crew. The production was troubled by extreme cold. It has received positive reviews in Canada, and was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture.
- ^ "Zacharias Kunuk set to unveil Maliglutit, or Searchers, in Toronto this fall". CBC North. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.