Given that it’s a survival film, and Charlie is asked to bring Kanaalaq to the hospital, there’s a sense that The Snow Walker would be a white savior narrative, but in the tundra this time. To a certain extent, the film does play into the usual structure. The white pilot Charlie is practically helpless without modern tools, and so has to learn a bit of Inuit culture from Kanaalaq in the name of survival and becoming a better, non-racist person. So it’s genuinely surprising to see them get to know each other better. It’s great to see them delve into both of the personal histories that brought them together, and delve deep enough that they simply can’t be mere stereotypes. And it’s beautifully shot in gorgeous landscapes of the tundra. While unfortunately interrupted with moments of the people back home, The Snow Walker is a lovely twist to the survival drama.
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.
Northwest Territories, Canadian Territories, 1953. While flying over his usual rounds, white bush pilot Charlie Halliday is asked to fly a sick Inuit woman named Kanaalaq to the hospital. However, his plane crashes, leaving both of them stranded in the middle of the tundra with barely any supplies.
Annabella Piugattuk delivered a great performance in her first ever acting role.
The ending though….
