Author: Natar Ungalaq

Format: Import

Release Date: 2009-06-16

Details: What does a human being need to live? The film uses the 1950s-era tuberculosis epidemic in the Far North as its starting point. The spread of the disease forced many Inuit to go to various Canadian cities for treatment. Tivii is taken to a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones and faced with a completely alien world, he finds himself unable to communicate with anyone. When his nurse, Carole (Éveline Gélinas) realizes that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being, she arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience of both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family. ----- In 1950, suffering from tuberculosis, an Inuit hunter and father was forced to leave his family for a sanatorium in Quebec, where he let himself waste away. A nurse, then an Inuit child, will come into contact with him.

UPC: 774212000515

EAN: 0774212000515

Languages: Spanish

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood