The Legend of Sarila

The Legend of Sarila
Film poster
FrenchLa Légende de Sarila
Directed byNancy Florence Savard
Written by
  • Roger Harvey
  • Paul Risacher (English adaptation)
  • Pierre Tremblay
Produced by
  • Marie-Claude Beauchamp
  • Paul Risacher
  • Nancy Florence Savard
Edited by
Music byOlivier Auriol
Production
companies
Distributed byAlliance Vivafilm
Release date
  • 22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.5 million

The Legend of Sarila (French: La Légende de Sarila) is a 2013 Canadian animated adventure film and Canada's first 3D animated feature film.[1] The film draws heavily on Inuit culture and tradition.[2] Set in northern Canada in 1910,[1] it tells the story of three young Inuit, who set out for the legendary land of Sarila in search of food for their clan. One of them, Markussi, finds out during their adventures that he is really an Inuit shaman, while the clan's shaman at home repeatedly attempts to kill him and undermine their quest.

The film was picked up for distribution in the United States by Phase 4 Films,[3] under the title Frozen Land (not to be confused with the Finnish movie Frozen Land) and with an adapted logo in order to mimic Disney's Frozen, which resulted in a lawsuit with Disney.

  1. ^ a b Robert Ito (7 February 2014). "For a Plucky Upstart, Icy Industry Tundra". New York Times (retrieved 31 January 2015)
  2. ^ Amidi, Amid (11 March 2013). ""The Legend of Sarila" Trailer". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (11 June 2013). "Phase 4 Takes U.S. on 'Sarila' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2013.