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Lumaajuuq

Lumaajuuq

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2010

Runtime

0h 7m

Genres

Animation, Fantasy

User Score

60%

Original Title

Lumaajuuq

Production Companies

ONF | NFB, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation

Director

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Description

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”