The Necessities of Life 2008
In 1952 an Inuit hunter, Tivii, is sent from his home to a Quebec City sanatorium for tuberculosis. Isolated and unable to speak French, he becomes despondent, refuses food, wishes death. Nurse Carole brings Kaki, a sick orphan who speaks both languages. Sharing his culture with Kaki restores Tivii’s pride and hope, prompting him to adopt the boy.
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Natar Ungalaaq
Tiivii
Michael Buscemi
Bébé inuk
Luc Proulx
L'horloger
Guy Thauvette
Dr. Montpetit
Denis Bernard
Père Millaire
Christian Morin
Préposé
Jean-Alexandre Létourneau
Patient salle commune
Maxime Allen
Jeune prêtre
Antoine Bertrand
Roger
Éveline Gélinas
Carole
Nicola-Frank Vachon
Patient salle commune
Serge Thibodeau
Fermier
Vincent-Guillaume Otis
Joseph
Miali Buscemi
Qupanuaq
Paul-André Brasseur
Kaki
Serge Bonin
L'aumônier
Sylvain Brosseau
Infirmier-chauffeur
Jean-René Moisan
Stagiaire
Louise Marleau
Soeur Luce
Élisapie
Mère inuk malade
Jod Léveillé-Bernard
Patient voisin
Jacques-Henri Gagnon
L'archevêque
Ann-Sophie Archer
Infirmière de jour
Alexandre Thériault
Patient jaloux
Frédérick Bouffard
Patient agonisant
Caroline Tanguay
Infirmière de nuit
Guillaume Saladin
Interprète blanc
Pierre-Antoine Simard-Lafond
Aide-infirmier
Stéphane-Antoine Comtois
Membre d'équipage
Annie Neevee Pitsiulak
Fille de Tiivii (9 ans)
Annie S. Kootoo
Fille de Tiivii (5 ans)
Patrick Brown
Patient mourant
Jocelyn Pelletier
Patient salle commune
Jean-Claude Godbout
Patient salle commune
André Duval
Barbier
Corinne Germain
Religieuse au chevet
Martin Perreault
Stagiaire
Josée-Gabrielle Labar
Bénévole
Aline Bouchard
Bénévole
Karina Luzia Desmarais
Infirmière
Amira Cheriet
Infirmière
Suzann Méthot
Infirmière
Steeve Gagné
Infirmier costaud
Gilbert Fontaine
Technicien radiologiste
Gilbert Marcoux
Brancardier
Danielle Martel
Soeur
Pascale Lauzière
Soeur
Jeannie Kownirk
Mère
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