the audience applauded

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

I've always wanted to watch this movie and finally did get a chance, worth every second.both leading roles were fantastic and did justice in bringing the characters to life. it would be wonderful to watch Annabelle bring to life more characters in the future.She deserves an award for her role in my opinion, and to learn that she actually posses the same skill sets in real life is just amazing. Its the sort of movie that leaves a person with a beautiful thought in the mind. I hope this review can helps others make up their minds in watching this movie, and tryst me you'll be a better person once you have done so/

A tale of survival, The Snow Walker is the story of a Canadian hot shot pilot who flies a single engine prop plane into the Canadian wilderness near Manitoba on a regular basis. One day, Charlie drops off some drums at a remote area where he meets some Inuit Eskimoes who give him a pair of valuable ivory tusks as trade in order to have him take back a young woman to a hospital, as she is coughing up blood and may have tuberculosis. He reluctantly agrees, and while on the journey, the plane breaks down and they crash land in the middle of nowhere. He jumps up and down, cursing their dilemma, while the Eskimo girl calmly uses a piece of string to catch fish. Her outdoor skills are formidable, and he soon realizes that she is much better then he is in the great outdoors. They walk a long way and eventually he decides it would be better to return to the plane to await a rescue. They set up camp and most of the film shows the two learning to communicate and teaching each other their very uncommon cultures. The scenery is beautiful, and the young actress a natural, which makes The Snow Walker a trip worth taking.

I assume that Charles Martin Smith was inspired to make this film after making "Never Cry Wolf" another beautiful accomplishment taking place in the frozen north. There are plenty of reviews here that explain the plot line and story. I am sure many of them mention the beautiful direction, the wonderful and moving performances by Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk and all the supporting cast.In this review, I wanted to express my appreciation to the director for explaining to all of us who have seen the film how it is even possible for anyone to survive in a landscape which seems so barren. The film acknowledges that when the Inuits die, their tools go with them and it is the few tools that they carry that make it possible to survive.Nature abounds around us all, but most of us could not exist without microwaves and prepackaged foods. Yet these people live and thrive in a place that most people will experience only from the relative safety of a cruise ship! I wanted to thank the director for allowing us this glimpse into the lives of people who survive in one of the most amazing yet inhospitable places on the planet. I learned so much from this film and was so moved by its beauty and the performances.

A few things to note. the movie was not filmed the US. Most of the animal scenes were real animals being eaten by the actors. Anabelle was not an actor, she was hired for her expertise in the landscape and survival AND her ability to speak English. The story was not written for Hollywood, it was written to highlight the way the Inuit and Yapik and Aluet survive. the scene in the bar with the drunk Native shows Charlie tell him "I'm not your brother", and later Kannala says"Walk well, my brother". The native people had to be family to survive. And finally, the cliché would have been if both survived and if we knew what happened after Charlie was "rescued". This was not a movie to be seen as a "hollywood production" it was a story made visual.