Based on a local legend and set in an unknown era, it deals with universal themes of love, possessiveness, family, jealousy and power. Beautifully shot, and acted by Inuit people, it portrays a time when people fought duels by taking turns to punch each other until one was unconscious, made love on the way to the caribou hunt, ate walrus meat and lit their igloos with seal-oil lamps.
Unfortunately the movie Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Zacharias Kunuk | Director |
| Writing | Paul Apak Angilirq | Writer |
| Writing | Zacharias Kunuk | Writer |
| Writing | Herve Paniaq | Writer |
| Writing | Pauloosie Qulitalik | Writer |
| Camera | Norman Cohn | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Norman Cohn | Editor |
| Editing | Zacharias Kunuk | Editor |
| Editing | Marie-Christine Sarda | Editor |
| Art | James Ungalaaq | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Atuat Akkitirq | Costume Design |
| Production | Paul Apak Angilirq | Producer |
| Production | Sally Bochner | Producer |
| Production | Norman Cohn | Producer |
| Production | Zacharias Kunuk | Producer |
| Production | Germaine Ying Gee Wong | Producer |
| Sound | Chris Crilly | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Norman Cohn | Writer |
