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The Necessities of Life (2008) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2008 · 102 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Benoît Pilon
- Starring
- Natar Ungalaaq, Michael Buscemi, Luc Proulx, Guy Thauvette, Denis Bernard, Christian Morin
In 1952 an Inuit hunter, Tivii, is sent from his home to a Quebec City sanatorium for tuberculosis. Isolated and unable to speak French, he becomes despondent, refuses food, wishes death. Nurse Carole brings Kaki, a sick orphan who speaks both languages. Sharing his culture with Kaki restores Tivii’s pride and hope, prompting him to adopt the boy.
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