The Necessities of Life (2008)
- Original title
- Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
- Directed by
- Benoît Pilon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the 1950s, an Inuk hunter is separated from his family and sent to a hospital in Quebec City to recover from tuberculosis. He struggles with the cold, sterile environment and the loss of his traditional way of life until he bonds with a young orphan boy also being treated there.
quietmelancholicbittersweetcontemplativeslow-burngroundedintimate
What happens
The Necessities of Life (French: Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Benoît Pilon and starring Natar Ungalaaq, Éveline Gélinas and Paul-André Brasseur. Told in both French and Inuktitut, the film is about an Inuk man who is sent to Quebec for tuberculosis treatment. The film was shot in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Quebec City. It received positive reviews and won four Genie Awards, including Best Direction for Pilon, and the Special Grand Prize of the Jury of the Montreal World Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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