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The Necessities of Life (French: Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Benoît Pilon and starring Natar Ungalaaq, Éveline Gélinas and Paul-André Brasseur. Told in both French and Inuktitut, the film is about an Inuit man who is sent to Quebec for tuberculosis treatment.
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- Benoît Pilon
- PG
- 9
The Necessities of Life. Finely wrought drama "The Necessities of Life" was inspired by a tuberculosis epidemic that broke out in the Inuit population of Canada's...
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent.
Sep 10, 2018 · Watch trailer. Genres: Drama. Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes. Availability: Limited + Show. In 1952, a consumptive Inuit hunter named Tivii (Natar Ungalaaq, star of Atanarjuat:The Fast Runner) leaves home and family in Baffin Island to recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City.
- 2 min
- Umbrella Entertainment
A moving and inspiring story about an unlikely friendship between two lonely souls who discover a renewed passion for life. IMDb 7.6 1 h 41 min 2009. X-Ray 16+.
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent.
