The Necessities of Life
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| Directed by | Benoît Pilon |
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René Chénier Bernadette Payeur |
| Written by | Bernard Émond |
| Starring | Natar Ungalaaq |
| Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
| Cinematography | Michel La Veaux |
| Edited by | Richard Comeau |
| Distributed by | Seville Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French Inuktitut |
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 seeks treatment for tuberculosis in Quebec.
The film was shot in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Quebec City. It received positive reviews and won four Genie Awards, including Best Direction for Pilon, and the Special Grand Prize of the Jury of the Montreal World Film Festival.
In 1952, a tuberculosis epidemic is sweeping Northern Canada, causing numerous Inuit to seek treatment in Canadian cities. One Inuit man from Baffin Island, Tiivii, arrives at a sanatorium in Quebec City. He is treated by a French Canadian nurse, Carole. An orphaned boy, Kaki, also spends time with Tiivii in the institution.
Tiivii struggles with the language barrier, being unable to speak French. Kaki speaks both French and Inuktitut, and can translate conversations between Tiivii and Carole. However, the relationship becomes awkward when Tiivii, through Kaki, asks Carole for sex. Kaki had advised him it was a bad idea, citing his greater understanding of white people, though Tiivii felt he had a better understanding of women. Tiivii hopes to adopt Kaki.
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