It is the first Norwegian full-length movie done in the Sami language in 1987 and based on an old legend. In Sami its original title is Ofelaš, in Norwegian: Veiviseren, in English: Pathfinder.

Written and directed by Nils Gaup. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988. The film inspired Hollywood to remake it in 2007, but it was presented as an action adventure story set in North America and appeared to be far away from its original.

Recommended by a twitter fellow, @zollrei2, with a remark, “A must to see!”.

About the documentary: Silent Snow depicts an Inuit search for solutions to the chemical poisoning of the world. Trailer for a feature length film. Expected release: Spring 2011. Film by Jan van den Berg and Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann.

“There’s new evidence that even in the glaciers pesticides have been stored. If we stop the production now, there is still a lot more waiting for us. Global warming makes this process even faster… I am telling a sad story…” the narrator.

Moki Kokoris’ review, “Please watch this very important film trailer. I facilitated the screening of a 14-minute clip of “Silent Snow” at the United Nations this past spring, and will try to bring the full length feature to the UN once it’s released.”

More documentary information was published in the previous post Greenland: Silent Snow – The Project.

Woo hoo! Congratulations to Alexei Popogrebski! His drama How I Ended This Summer (Translit from Russian: Kak ya provyol etim letom) depicting the work of two men at an isolated meteorological station on Russia’s Arctic island, has won the award for Best Film at this year’s 54th annual London Film Festival.

“Alexei Popogrebsky has combined stunning cinematography with painterly attention to production detail and drawn intense and subtle performances from actors Grigory Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis,” said jury chair Patricia Clarkson.

Another congrats we are sending to the French director Mike Magidson and his crew. Their joint movie “Inuk” set in Greenland won the Best Photography Award at 2010 Woodstock Film Festival just recently. Oh, by the way, the Greenland delegation with Inuk is coming to Yakutsk in June. That would be great!

We wrote about those movies in previous posts, Arctic Movie: “How I Ended This Summer” and Mike Magidson’s Inuk at the 2010 Woodstock Film Festival

Inuk star, Ole Jorgen Hammeken

Amazing! The 2010 Woodstock Film Festival didn’t even begin, but both INUK screenings have already been fully SOLD OUT at Woodstock!

Emily’s Blog calls “Inuk” the “hidden gem” of the fest. Besides, she highlighted a few things about the movie set in the hauntingly beautiful arctic ice of Greenland:

“Though none of the Inuit actors are professionals, they all give powerful performances. Part adventure, part coming-of-age drama, the film is the incredibly moving journey of a troubled teen coming into maturity as he voyages across the ice with a group of other Inuits, each facing their own demons.”

Synopsis
Mike Magidson’s feature narrative debut is a stunning coming of age adventure featuring dynamic performances by amateur Inuit actors akin to or surpassing any professional. “Inuk” is the story of a 16-year-old boy who is taken from his broken family life in the capital city of Greenland and placed in a home for troubled youth in the remote north of the country. What follows is a dramatic, arctic journey as Inuk and the other teens at the center are led on a cross-ice voyage where they will be forced to grow into adulthood and face their troubled pasts.

Introducing Gaba Petersen in the breakthrough title role and Ole Jorgen Hammeken in a spellbinding turn as Ikuma, the quiet Inuit hunter who leads the excursion while confronting his own inner demons. Breathtaking cinematography highlights the immaculate winter landscapes of Greenland creating another character entirely from the snow and ice. “Inuk” is a powerfully moving piece, set amongst the dangerous world of the Arctic, that will remain frozen in your memory long after the final frame. (Michael Burke)

Via the Woodstock website

More Inuk news updates on the Le Voyage d’Inuk “On thin Ice” facebook page.
Trailer is available in the previous post Arctic Movie: “Inuk – On the Thin Ice”

Director: Nicolas Vanier
Location: Topolinoe, the Verkhoyansk Range, Yakutia/Siberia.

An episode with a wolf-cub:

Synopsis by American Film Market:
Sixteen year old Sergei is the son of Boris, the head of the Batagi family of reindeer breeders. Awarded the title of herdsman, with the clan’s largest herd, he joins the Even tribe for the first time as they begin their summer cattle drive across the pastures of the Siberian mountains. As the tribe’s only source of income, these reindeer are their pride and joy and they will stop at nothing to protect them from their most bitter enemy, the Wolf.

Yeah… Nature of Yakutia is awesome!

A few moments ago I’ve sent all my friends a request to join the movie Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Voyage-dInuk-On-thin-Ice/60867737760

Just want to let friends know about this amazing film made on a beautiful island inhabited with good people! Greenland with the town of Uummannaq, Greenland, is that place.

By the way… Ole Jorgen Hammeken is among my fb friends. It’s a man, who starred in the movie. He is depicting that brutal-look guy on a sledge, who was asked to care an orphan-teenager, Inuk, as his son.

The Inuk film is not on big screens yet. It is currently shown only on special premiers around the world. Each screening appears to be a big event. Recently it was appraised in Oslo during the last International Polar Year conference. Very good feedbacks this movie has. Hope one day it will make it to Yakutsk!

Enjoy the Arctic!

About the movie

Website: http://www.inuk-film.com
Starring: Ole Jørgen Hammeken ; Gaba Petersen ; Rebekka Jørgensen
Screenplay By: Mike Magidson & Jean-Michel Huctin
Directed By: Mike Magidson
Produced By: C’est la Vie Films/Docside
Plot Outline: In Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, sixteen year-old INUK lives a troubled life with his alcoholic mother and violent step-father. After finding Inuk half frozen in an abandoned car, the social services decide to send him to a children’s home on a tiny island in the middle of the arctic sea-ice. While roaming the island, Inuk meets the intimidating and mysterious polar bear hunter, IKUMA. When the children’s home’s warm-hearted director, AVIAAJA, convinces Ikuma to take Inuk on his annual hunting trip nobody realizes that the most difficult part of the journey will be the one they must make within themselves…

Would like you to read the latest review from the important APS = Arctic Councel Indigenous Peoles Secretariat: “Inuk” film highlight in Oslo.

A movie that didn’t leave me indifferent…

How I Ended This Summer (Translit from Russian: Kak ya provyol etim letom) is a 2010 Russian drama film directed by Alexei Popogrebski. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.

Synopsis: Two men working at an isolated meteorological station on an Arctic island gradually begin to lose touch with reality.

The international trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BKz-XkvpA&feature=player_embedded. Actually you can find it in the list of related videos at the end of the above-embedded flash player. Enjoy the Arctic!

More credits:

- Wikipedia;
- The Official Movie Website;
- A Facebook Group.