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The Necessities of Life

Drama

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family

Date: 08/25/2008
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Natar Ungalaaq, Éveline Gélinas, Paul-André Brasseur, Louise Marleau, Guy Thauvette, Antoine Bertrand, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Denis Bernard, Luc Proulx, Miali Buscemi, Ann-Sophie Archer, Alexandre Thériault, Frédérick Bouffard, Caroline Tanguay, Jacques-Henri Gagnon, Serge Bonin, Guillaume Saladin, Pierre-Antoine Simard-Lafond, Stéphane-Antoine Comtois, Élisapie, Sylvain Brosseau, Annie Neevee Pitsiulak, Annie S. Kootoo, Patrick Brown, Jocelyn Pelletier, Nicola-Frank Vachon, Jean-Claude Godbout, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau, André Duval, Christian Morin, Corinne Germain, Jean-René Moisan, Martin Perreault, Josée-Gabrielle Labar, Aline Bouchard, Michael Buscemi, Karina Luzia Desmarais, Amira Cheriet, Suzann Méthot, Jod Léveillé-Bernard, Steeve Gagné, Maxime Allen, Serge Thibodeau, Gilbert Fontaine, Gilbert Marcoux, Danielle Martel, Pascale Lauzière, Jeannie Kownirk

Natar Ungalaaq as Tiivii in The Necessities of Life Natar Ungalaaq

Éveline Gélinas as Carole in The Necessities of Life Éveline Gélinas

Paul-André Brasseur

Louise Marleau as Soeur Luce in The Necessities of Life Louise Marleau

Guy Thauvette as Dr. Montpetit in The Necessities of Life Guy Thauvette

Antoine Bertrand as Roger in The Necessities of Life Antoine Bertrand

Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Joseph in The Necessities of Life Vincent-Guillaume Otis

Denis Bernard as Père Millaire in The Necessities of Life Denis Bernard

Luc Proulx as L'horloger in The Necessities of Life Luc Proulx

Miali Buscemi

Ann-Sophie Archer

Alexandre Thériault

Frédérick Bouffard as Patient agonisant in The Necessities of Life Frédérick Bouffard

Caroline Tanguay

Jacques-Henri Gagnon as L'archevêque in The Necessities of Life Jacques-Henri Gagnon

Serge Bonin

Guillaume Saladin

Pierre-Antoine Simard-Lafond

Stéphane-Antoine Comtois

Élisapie as Mère inuk malade in The Necessities of Life Élisapie

Sylvain Brosseau

Annie Neevee Pitsiulak

Annie S. Kootoo

Patrick Brown

Jocelyn Pelletier

Nicola-Frank Vachon as Patient salle commune in The Necessities of Life Nicola-Frank Vachon

Jean-Claude Godbout

Jean-Alexandre Létourneau as Patient salle commune in The Necessities of Life Jean-Alexandre Létourneau

André Duval

Christian Morin

Corinne Germain

Jean-René Moisan as Stagiaire in The Necessities of Life Jean-René Moisan

Martin Perreault

Josée-Gabrielle Labar

Aline Bouchard

Michael Buscemi

Karina Luzia Desmarais

Amira Cheriet

Suzann Méthot

Jod Léveillé-Bernard

Steeve Gagné

Maxime Allen

Serge Thibodeau

Gilbert Fontaine

Gilbert Marcoux

Danielle Martel

Pascale Lauzière

Jeannie Kownirk