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

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.

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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)

Trailer

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