Natar Ungalaaq awarded for his performance in The Necessities of Life

Saturday, October 15, 2011

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Natar Ungalaaq received the FIPRESCI Award for Best Actor at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival for his performance in The Necessities of Life (Ce qu’il faut pour vivre), a Québec film directed by Benoît Pilon.

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Commenting on the award, Roger Clarke from Sight & Sound said, "Though not a trained actor, Natar Ungalaaq brings rare warmth and icy clarity to his role as an Inuit hunter culturally and emotionally marooned in at TB hospital in 1940's Quebec."

Held from January 6-19, the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival screened more than 200 films from 73 countries - four of them from Québec - and 50 of the 67 foreign entries for this year's Academy Awards including The Necessities of Life .

For more information:
The Necessities of Life