Canadian documentary film maker Benoît Pilon makes his feature debut with this moving film. A Inuit man is separated from his family to be treated for tuberculosis in the city. There he finds a totally strange environment where he loses his will to live. A compassionate nurse relocates a Inuit boy, so he can communicate with the man which leads to his recovery as well as adjustment to his new surrounding. The film show how much hope and human connection are necessary for survival as much as air or water. Inuit actor Natar Ungalaaq gives a touching performance as Tiivii along with Éveline Gélinas as Carole. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Necessities of Life
Canadian documentary film maker Benoît Pilon makes his feature debut with this moving film. A Inuit man is separated from his family to be treated for tuberculosis in the city. There he finds a totally strange environment where he loses his will to live. A compassionate nurse relocates a Inuit boy, so he can communicate with the man which leads to his recovery as well as adjustment to his new surrounding. The film show how much hope and human connection are necessary for survival as much as air or water. Inuit actor Natar Ungalaaq gives a touching performance as Tiivii along with Éveline Gélinas as Carole. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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