Nanook Taxi (1977)
90 min
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.
- Date de sortie
- 11 octobre 1977
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Joanasie Salamonie dans le rôle de Ning
- Mickey Turqtuq dans le rôle de Ashoona
- Kanayuk Salamonie dans le rôle de Mukittuq
- Elisapi Davidee dans le rôle de Leona
- Hans Kok dans le rôle de Taxi owner
- Jean-Guy DeGrasse dans le rôle de Skidoo Shop
- John Newton dans le rôle de Tourist
Équipe technique
- Edward Folger · Réalisateur
- Edward Folger · Scénariste
- Edward Folger · Producteur
- Jeffrey L. Hayes · Producteur
- Paul Glickman · Directeur de la photographie
- Edward Folger · Monteur