The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
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The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is a Canadian and Danish film, which premiered on September 7, 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival, after screenings in Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland.
Directed by Zacharias Kunuk (who also directed the award-winning Atanarjuat) and Norman Cohn, the film depicts the pressures on the traditional Inuit culture when explorer Knud Rasmussen introduces European cultural influences during his "Great Sled Journey" in 1922.
The film's cast includes Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Pakkak Innushuk, Natar Ungalaaq, Neeve Uttak, Pierre Lebeau, Therkel Mathiassen, Peter Freuchen, Kim Bodnia and Jens Jørn Spottag.
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