Nanook Taxi (1977)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 11, 1977Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Joanasie Salamonie
Ning

Mickey Turqtuq
Ashoona

Kanayuk Salamonie
Mukittuq

Elisapi Davidee
Leona / Dialogue

Hans Kok
Taxi owner

Jean-Guy DeGrasse
Skidoo Shop

John Newton
Tourist

John Newton
Tourist

Stefan Czapsky
First Assistant Camera

Mosha Michael
Additional Camera

Paul Glickman
Cinematography

Pamela Scott Arnold
Assistant Editor

Edward Folger
Director / Producer / Writer

Jeffrey L. Hayes
Sound / Producer

Sandra Schulberg
Story Editor

Ooloosie Killi
Assistant Director

Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Edward Folger
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
indigenous
inuk
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