The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) is a 2001 drama directed by Zacharias Kunuk, starring Natar Ungalaaq. It is an excerpt from the ancient history of Igloolik, a 4000-year-old community located on a small island in the north Baffin region of the Canadian Arctic. This subcategory is for sites relating to the film. 1. DVD Talk: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner - Negative review of the movie and the Columbia Tristar DVD release. Criticises bad acting, weak storytelling, poorly developed mystical elements, and the lack of extras on the DVD. 2. IMDb: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) - Full cast and crew, synopsis, reviews, trivia, multimedia, user comments, and links. 3. Metacritic.com: The Fast Runner - Quotes from and links to reviews of the film, and an overall rating. 4. Rotten Tomatoes: The Fast Runner - Reviews, ratings, movie info, trailer, poster, photos, news, articles, and forum. 5. Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) - Official movie site. Background information, a map of the region, production and art direction details, cast, image galleries, and reviews. 6. Creative Loafing Atlanta: Snowbound - Review of Fast Runner by Curt Holman, who gives it 4/5 stars. Plot synopsis of this "universal tale set against an exotic backdrop." 7. DVDBeaver.com: Alliance ' Atanarjuat : The Fast Runner ' vs. Columbia - DVD Comparison - Detailed comparison of the two versions, including screen captures showing the better video quality in the Columbia Tri-Star version, a list of the many extra features in the Alliance Atlantis version, and a letter from the film's producer explaining how different transfer techniques led to the differences in video quality and running time between the two versions. 8. Eye Weekly: Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner - Interview with director Zacharias Kunuk and cinematographer Norman Cohn, discussing, how their experimental style of video-making was designed to immerse viewers into Inuit culture. 9. Flipside Movie Emporium: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) - Positive review by Eric Beltmann. 10. HARO Online: The Fast Runner - Mongoose reviews the film. 11. Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Ataranjuat (sp?) The Fast Runner - Discussion forum thread about the film, where all posters enjoyed it. Multiple plot spoilers. 12. Slant Magazine: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) - Ed Gonzalez's positive review of the film. 13. The Onion A.V. Club: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) - Mixed positive review by Keith Phipps. 14. Weekly Planet: The Digital Blessing and Its Curse - Comparison of the video quality of the two DVD releases of Atanarjuat. Concludes that the Canadian version is far superior to the American version because it is more faithful to the visual experience of seeing the film in a theater.

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