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Nanook Taxi

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Calorie Rating: 126
Released: 1977-10-11
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Studios: Tulugak,


Ningiuksiak, an Inuk who lives in the settlement of Cape Dorset, is on a hunt with his family. On his way back to Cape Dorset, Ningiuksiak's snowmobile breaks down. Since he does not have the money to fix it he decides to leave his family and fly to the town of Frobisher Bay to make some money. Ningiuksiak's cousin in Frobisher Bay, Ashoona, a somewhat urbanized Inuk who makes his living as a construction worker or as a cab driver, has drifted away from hunting and the traditional way of life of the remote settlements. Ashoona takes Ningiuksiak in hand and helps him to get a job driving for the Nanook Taxi Company. Increasingly unhappy and bewildered, Ningiuksiak takes to spending his money on liquor and his time in seedy nightclubs. One night, half-heartedly trying to show that he is having a good time, he looks up and sees his wife. She has come to take him home to Cape Dorset.

Director / Directors

Ooloosie Killi
Assistant Director


Cast

Joanasie Salamonie
Character: Ning
Mickey Turqtuq
Character: Ashoona
Kanayuk Salamonie
Character: Mukittuq

Elisapi Davidee
Character: Leona
Hans Kok
Character: Taxi owner
Jean-Guy DeGrasse
Character: Skidoo Shop

John Newton
Character: Tourist


Production and Crew

Sandra Schulberg
Story Editor

Stefan Czapsky
First Assistant Camera
Mosha Michael
Additional Camera

Paul Glickman
Cinematography
Pamela Scott Arnold
Assistant Editor

Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer