I recently watched this "movie" which is actually a documentary. I'm okay with that. I learned a lot about the Inuit peoples and how they live.
Angry Inuk was written and directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril to defend the Inuit seal hunt which is a vital means for Inuit to sustain themselves. The documentary was shot in the filmmaker's home community of Iqaluit, as well as Kimmirut and Pangnirtung, where seal hunting is essential for survival.
The film follows a group of Inuit to Europe where they hope to have the EU Ban on Seal Products overturned. They were unsuccessful.
The film very critical of NGOs such as Greenpeace and the International Fund for Animal Welfare for ignoring the needs of vulnerable northern communities who depend on hunting for their livelihoods by drawing a false distinction between subsistence-driven Inuit hunters and profit-driven commercial hunters.
Angry Inuk is very eye-opening. It is also a very well produced film.
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