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Mood:
Atmospheric Emotional Uplifting
Plot:
Survival Human Spirit Friendship Danger Escapades Hopes Friends Forces of Nature
Genres:
Adventure Drama
Time/Period:
20th Century 50s
Place:
Canada Mountains Wilderness Airplane
Praise:
Award Winner Critically Acclaimed
Attitudes:
Serious Realistic Slow

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The Snow Walker, 2003

Starring: Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk

Directed by: Charles Martin Smith

Written by: Farley Mowat

Language: English

Country: Canada

Runtime: 103 min

MPAA Rating: PG

Rating:7.4

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The mood of The Snow Walker is emotional, atmospheric, and uplifting. The plot centers around the human spirit, survival, and hopes. It is a drama and adventure movie. In approach, The Snow Walker is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, on an airplane, in the mountains, and in the wilderness. The Snow Walker is set in Canada. It happens in the 1950s. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.

Summary of The Snow Walker

Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk star in this epic story of friendship and survival in the Canadian Arctic. When a pilot named Charlie Halliday crashes his plane, he must learn to rely on the generosity and knowledge of his female Inuit passenger, Kanaalaq, in order to survive. Together, the pair must overcome language barriers, cultural differences, life-threatening temperatures, and prejudices while learning to live off the land. The Snow Walker was inspired by the short story "Walk Well My Brother," by Farley Mowat.