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Suffering tuberculosis, an Inuit hunter leaves his northern home and family to recuperate at a sanitorium in Quebec. Unable to communicate with staff, he is devasted by the effects of his isolation.

Primary Title
  • The Necessities of Life = Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 26 February 2012
Release Year
  • 2008
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 10
Duration
  • 100:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Suffering tuberculosis, an Inuit hunter leaves his northern home and family to recuperate at a sanitorium in Quebec. Unable to communicate with staff, he is devasted by the effects of his isolation.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • French
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--Canada.
Genres
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Benoît Pilon (Director)
  • Bernard Émond (Writer)
  • Natar Ungalaaq (Actor)
  • Éveline Gélinas (Actor)
  • Paul-André Brasseur (Actor)
  • René Chénier (Producer)
  • Bernadette Payeur (Producer)
  • Robert Marcel Lepage (Composer)
  • Arico Film (Production Unit)
  • Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV) (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--Canada.