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Wikipedia article
'Kabloonak' (Inuit for 'White Person', 'non-Inuit') is a Canadian drama film, directed by Claude Massot and released in 1994."Kabloonak captures the North". 'Montreal Gazette', September 16, 1994.
Plot
The film is about the making of 'Nanook of the North', a 1922 film about an Inuk called Nanook and his family in the Canadian Arctic.
Cast
The film's cast includes Charles Dance as producer and director Robert J. Flaherty, Adamie Inukpuk as Nanook, Bernard Bloch as Thierry Malet, and Natar Ungalaaq as Mukpullu."A filmmaker' s life without its riches". 'The Globe and Mail', November 25, 1994.
Production and release
The film was shot in Siberia and the Northwest Territories."New movie recalls 1922 cinema classic Nanook of the North". Canadian Press, August 25, 1994.
It premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in August 1994, and was released theatrically on September 16, 1994 in Canada.
Awards
Franois Protat received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for his work on the film."Genie Award nominations". 'Toronto Star', October 20, 1994.
Charles Dance won the award for "Best Actor" at the Paris Film Festival 1994 for this film, and Claude Massot was awarded a "Special Jury Prize". At the Montral World Film Festival 1994, Jacques Loiseleux won for "Best Artistic Contribution", and Franois Protat for "Photography". At the Gijn International Film Festival 1994, Claude Massot won three awards, for "Best Director", the "Grand Prix Asturias" (for "Best Feature"), and a "Special Prize of the Young Jury".
References
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