The Snow Walker

The Snow Walker
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Martin Smith
Written byCharles Martin Smith
Based on"Walk Well, My Brother"
by Farley Mowat
Produced byWilliam Vince
Robert Merilees
StarringBarry Pepper
Annabella Piugattuk
James Cromwell
Kiersten Warren
Robin Dunne
Jon Gries
Michael Bublé
CinematographyDavid Connell
Paul Sarossy
Jon Joffin
Edited byAlison Grace
Music byMychael Danna
Paul Intson
Production
company
Snow Walker/Walk Well Productions
Distributed byInfinity Media
Lions Gate Films
Release dates
  • September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) (TIFF)
  • March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05) (Limited)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$201,149[1]

The Snow Walker is a 2003 Canadian survival drama film written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk. Based on the short story Walk Well, My Brother by Farley Mowat, the film is about a Canadian bush pilot whose life is changed through an encounter with a young Inuk woman and their challenge to survive the harsh conditions of the Northwest Territories following an aircraft crash.[N 1] The film won six Leo Awards, including Best Lead Performance by a Male (Barry Pepper), and was nominated for nine Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor (Barry Pepper), Best Performance by an Actress (Annabella Piugattuk), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Charles Martin Smith).[3]

  1. ^ "The Snow Walker (2004)." Box Office Mojo, Retrieved: July 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Mowat 2004, p. 125.
  3. ^ "Awards for The Snow Walker." IMDb. Retrieved: October 5, 2014.


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