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Final Journey
- Michael Lee Barlin
- Available
- No Agent
- Drama
- 2015
- Black List
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Market: Fri, 13 Nov 2015
ManagerLee Stobby (Lee Stobby Entertainment)
ManagerLee Stobby (Lee Stobby Entertainment)
The powerful story of a mistreated elderly Inuit woman who is forced out of her village to survive alone on the savage arctic tundra.
An elderly woman embarks on a perilous journey to her death for the sake of her people.
An Inuit woman is exiled from her community and left to die after being rendered futile due to her illness and old age.
Film
Adventure, Drama, Faith/Spirituality, Historical
97
R
Ultra High
F
Other
86
Average
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Dersu Uzala, Life of Pi, Wild, Forest Gump, Benjamin Buttons
Era of Ancient Eskimo/Inuit People, several days
Arctic regions, arctic landscapes, cave, inuit winter camps
ISHA (5) enters a bustling home with a wooden carved pendant of an owl. Displeased, NATO slams her into the ground. The Holy Man scolds Nato for his actions as he commences the goodbye ceremony for IMMANNA. Many people gather to say farewell. Isha implores Immanna to stay once she realizes that she is leaving for good.
Decades have past and now Isha (86) is old herself. Among other older women, Isha stands out as the one who is struggling to complete tasks. Hunters come with food and Isha spills the food due to her shaking hands. When her granddaughter CHOKO (8) approaches she asks Choko to help. For a while, Isha continues to ask for Choko for help while her ancestors’ beckon for her to join them in the afterlife.
One day her son SONTO (45) confronts Isha about her blanket. He inquires if Choko has been helping her, but Isha denies it. Choko sulks and runs off. Isha bodies takes a toll as she drops a bowl and blanket. Her hands shake uncontrollably. YANTAVVA (75) hangs her head understanding what will happen as TORNA (50) commences the goodbye ceremony for Isha. Isha tries to give her angry granddaughter a toy before she goes only...
Decades have past and now Isha (86) is old herself. Among other older women, Isha stands out as the one who is struggling to complete tasks. Hunters come with food and Isha spills the food due to her shaking hands. When her granddaughter CHOKO (8) approaches she asks Choko to help. For a while, Isha continues to ask for Choko for help while her ancestors’ beckon for her to join them in the afterlife.
One day her son SONTO (45) confronts Isha about her blanket. He inquires if Choko has been helping her, but Isha denies it. Choko sulks and runs off. Isha bodies takes a toll as she drops a bowl and blanket. Her hands shake uncontrollably. YANTAVVA (75) hangs her head understanding what will happen as TORNA (50) commences the goodbye ceremony for Isha. Isha tries to give her angry granddaughter a toy before she goes only...