When Arctic bush pilot Charlie Halliday (Pepper) is given two rare walrus tusks by a group of Inuit, he agrees to fly a mission of mercy, transporting a sick woman (Piugattuk) to a hospital. It’s the early 1950s, and the brash pilot has flown through the Arctic for years without seriously thinking about the people who live there or how they survive.
The Snow Walker
drama / indigenous
The Snow Walker
Everything changes when Charlie’s plane goes down in the wilderness, leaving him alone with the young woman. Forced to rely on each other, the two form a bond of friendship as the summer months quickly end and winter’s harsh conditions begin to take hold. Based on a short story by acclaimed Canadian author Farley Mowat, this beautifully rendered tale was nominated for nine Genie Awards.
“The Snow Walker is a powerful, poignant and transcendent film.” — Bruce Kirkland, Jam! Movies
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Actor/director Smith is known for roles in the 1973 classic American Graffiti and The Untouchables. He has directed episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Da Vinci’s Inquest, and his films include Stone of Destiny and Dolphin Tale. He directed the upcoming A Dog’s Way Home, and is working on The Tom Commandments, The McLean Boys and Stranded.
Director
Charles Martin Smith
Writer(s)
Charles Martin Smith
Star(s)
Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk (Inuk)
Year
2004
Length
110 min
Rating
PG
LANGUAGE
English
SUBTITLES
None
DUBBING
French
