Sikumi (On the Ice)

Overview

An Inuit hunter drives his dog team out on the frozen Arctic Ocean in search of seals, but instead, bears witness to murder. In the microscopic communities of Arctic Alaska there is no anonymity -- the hunter knows both the victim and the murderer. The murderer, claiming self-defense and desperate to avoid punishment, tries to persuade his friend to forget what he has seen, and help dispose of the body. The hunter is forced to navigate the uneasy morality of honoring the body and memory of one friend and destroying the life of another.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 17, 2008

Original language

Inupiaq

Spoken languages

Inupiaq

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Olemaun Rexford,Brad Weyiouanna,Tony Bryant

Director

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

Producer

Cara Marcous

Cinematography

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1152712