A Canadian drama; A story about a pilot who gets stranded after in the Canadian Arctic with only an ailing Inuit woman as a guide to the harsh wilderness.
This is a touching and poignant survival tale. Some viewers will remember the marvellous performance Barry Pepper gave as the sharpshooter in Saving Private Ryan and he is a force in this film too. His co-star, Annabella Piugattuk, gave a wonderful debut performance too, imbuing a naturalism that allowed her to display the emotional and spiritual nature of her people. Some scenes are padding, such as backstory to the pilot's psychological challenges, and there are some false notes too with Pepper's girlfriend back home, but the power of the picture scrapes this into special territory.
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