The Snow Walker

Overview:

A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst finding their way back to civilization. Along the journey the man finds a new respect for the native ways as they battle to survive the elements.

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

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Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
isolation
winter
pilot
inuit
wilderness
survival
snow
airplane crash
storytelling
presumed dead
sex
nudity
tundra
arctic
northwest territories
survival skills
pontoon airplane
eskimo indian
remote setting

Cast

Barry Pepper

~ as ~

Charlie Halliday

Annabella Piugattuk

~ as ~

Kannalaq

James Cromwell

~ as ~

Walter "Shep" Shepherd

Kiersten Warren

~ as ~

Estelle

Jon Gries

~ as ~

Pierce

Robin Dunne

~ as ~

Carl

Malcolm Scott

~ as ~

Warren

Michael Bublé

~ as ~

Hap

Brad Sihvon

~ as ~

Mr. Izzard

Greg Spottiswood

~ as ~

Mr. Moss

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
Trying to survive in desolate northern Canada

In 1953, a Canadian bush pilot based in Yellowknife (Barry Pepper) flies a routine gig in the area of Queen Maud Gulf of the Northwest Territories (which is Nunavut today). When he crash-lands with a sickly Inuk girl, their chances of making it back alive aren’t good. James Cromwell is on hand as the pilot’s boss in Yellowknife.

“The Snow Walker” (2004) is a survival flick helmed by Charles Martin Smith, who no doubt learned a thing or two about shooting in the remote North on the set of “Never Cry Wolf” (1983). It was based on a short story by Farley Mowat, who happens to be the character played by Smith in “Never Cry Wolf.”

Although beautiful in its own unique way, the setting is too one-dimensional for my tastes, but the acting is convincing. Anyone interested in gritty realistic survival films should find something to appreciate. It features the mundaneness of "Limbo" (1999), but lacks the thrills of "The Edge" (1997). While this is the least of these, it’s superior to "Anything to Survive" (1990).

The movie runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot in Churchill, Manitoba (tundra scenes); Rankin Inlet, Nunavut; Merritt, British Columbia (caribou hunt); and Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia.

GRADE: B-