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Searchers is a 2016 Inuktitut-language Canadian drama film directed by Zacharias Kunuk and Natar Ungalaaq, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based in part on the 1956 John Ford film The Searchers, the film is set in Northern Canada in 1913. It centres on Kuanana, a man who returns from hunting to discover that much of his family has been killed and his wife and daughter have been kidnapped.
Original Release
02/05/2017
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Benjamin Kunuk | Kuanana |
| Karen Ivalu | Tagaq |
| Jonah Qunaq | Aulla |
| Apayata Kotierk | Ituk |
| Jocelyne Immaroitok | Ailla |
| Joey Sarpinak | Kupak |
| Joseph Uttak | Siku |
| Louisa Taqqaugaq | Ninguq |
| Paul-Dylan Ivalu | Tulumaq |
| Roger Taqqaugaq | Anguti |
Directors
Natar Ungalaaq, Zacharias Kunuk
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Benjamin Kunuk | Kuanana |
| Karen Ivalu | Tagaq |
| Jonah Qunaq | Aulla |
| Apayata Kotierk | Ituk |
| Jocelyne Immaroitok | Ailla |
| Joey Sarpinak | Kupak |
| Joseph Uttak | Siku |
| Louisa Taqqaugaq | Ninguq |
| Paul-Dylan Ivalu | Tulumaq |
| Roger Taqqaugaq | Anguti |
| Travis Kunnuk | Timauti |
| Beatrice Uttak | Jealous Man's Wife |
| Derek Aqqiaruq | Body Guard |
| Louisa Hanniliaq | Kupak Camp Woman 1 |
| Levi Uttak | Camp Leader |
| Jenny Ammaq | Kupak Camp Woman 2 |
| Jennifer Irngaut | Camp Leader's Wife |
| Mark Airut | Shaman 1 |
| Mark Taqqaugaq | Jealous Man |
| Madeline Ivalu | Shaman 2 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jonathan Frantz | Producer |
| Zacharias Kunuk | Producer |
| Mary Daly | Producer |
