The Necessities of Life
$7.00 - $10.00
All ages
Camelot Theatres
2300 E Baristo Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Palm Springs, CA 92262
The Necessities of Life
Canada, Feature Drama, 102 minutes
Tivii, an Inuit hunter, is diagnosed with tuberculosis and leaves his home and family to recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City where everything seems alien. He becomes despondent and expresses to his nurse, Carole, a wish to die. Carole determines that Tivii’s physical illness is not the only serious threat to his well-being and arranges to have a similarly afflicted young Inuit orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy, who’s been away from his Inuk culture many months, learns French and acts as Tivii’s translator. Through their interactions, Tivii regains self-esteem and energy, taking a fatherly interest in stoking the child’s lapsed knowledge of traditional customs and myths.
Director: Benoît Pilon
Canada, Feature Drama, 102 minutes
Tivii, an Inuit hunter, is diagnosed with tuberculosis and leaves his home and family to recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City where everything seems alien. He becomes despondent and expresses to his nurse, Carole, a wish to die. Carole determines that Tivii’s physical illness is not the only serious threat to his well-being and arranges to have a similarly afflicted young Inuit orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy, who’s been away from his Inuk culture many months, learns French and acts as Tivii’s translator. Through their interactions, Tivii regains self-esteem and energy, taking a fatherly interest in stoking the child’s lapsed knowledge of traditional customs and myths.
Director: Benoît Pilon
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