The Necessities of Life
2008 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,046 VOTES · DIR. Benoît Pilon
Overview
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family
Dialogue Timeline — 515 lines
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00:00:56 The Necessities of Life
00:07:46 After three months at sea
00:17:16 We'll do a pneumothorax.
00:25:03 My family never went hungry.
00:32:12 Nothing. We'll have to call Indian Affairs.
00:37:42 You want to die?
00:44:09 Wake up!
00:47:11 Here?
00:50:46 It's good!
00:54:24 In kayaks
00:57:17 They brought me here to talk to you.
00:59:45 Ten cents for a piano. Tickets went fast:
01:02:48 they did what all couples do.
01:06:00 What's up?
01:09:25 A stranger appeared before the child.
01:11:37 Totanguak stringing the figure with his own intestines.
01:15:06 What ever happened to that boy who was...
01:16:55 Finally.
01:19:41 It's complicated.
01:22:42 Ikpakuak.
01:24:32 I'll help you.
01:27:04 He was saying, "Very good, very good!"
01:30:00 Haemoptysis.
01:41:27 Subtitling: CNST, Montréal