The Northlander (2016)

Directed by

Benjamin Ross Hayden

Genre

adventure film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lone hunter named Cygnus protects his people by tracking a beast across a barren future landscape. He faces trials that test his resolve and his connection to the land.

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What happens

The Northlander is a 2016 Canadian fantasy adventure film written and directed by Benjamin Ross Hayden. The film stars Corey Sevier as Cygnus, Roseanne Supernault as Mari, and Michelle Thrush as Nova. The film was produced by Benjamin Ross Hayden's production company Manifold Pictures and filmed in Alberta. The film premiered at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival. The film was selected in the Perspective Canada program at Cannes in 2016. It was distributed under the banner Raven Banner Entertainment theatrically in Canada. The Northlander was lauded as one among "8 of indigenous cinema's most important films" by i-D magazine. The Northlander theatrically opened in over ten major cities across Canada between October 2016 and April 2017. The Northlander won Best Screenplay Award at the 40th Alberta Film & Television Awards, and for directing the film Hayden was awarded the RBC Artist Award at the Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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