Minik
October 1897: the explorer Robert Peary returns to New York from his latest Greenland expedition, carrying on board 5 Polar Eskimos. The 10-year-old Minik and his family are provided with accommodation in the cellar of the American Museum of Natural History. Within a few months, they have all fallen sick. Only young "savage" Minik survives and becomes the darling of the New York Press. He remains in America for 12 years until finally succeeding in making his way back to Greenland. In a collage of archive footage, reconstructions and forensic inquiry, Axel Engstfeld recounts the dramatic tale of the young Eskimo and provides a fascinating insight into the nascent science of anthropology.
Germany / Austria - 2004 - 1 h 22 mn - Betacam Digital / Super - Colour and B&W
Director
Axel Engstfeld
Script
Axel Engstfeld
Camera
Hans Jakobi
Sound
Boris Hölter
Editing
Josef van Ooyen
Music
Hans Günter Wagener
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Production
Engstfeld Film GmbH.,
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 26,
50668 Cologne, Allemagne
Tél : +49 221 120 510
Fax : +49 221 135 496
E-mail : info@engstfeldfilm.de
Co-Production
Epo Film
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Sales
Engstfeld Film GmbH.,
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 26,
50668 Cologne, Allemagne
Tél : +49 221 120 510
Fax : +49 221 135 496
E-mail : info@engstfeldfilm.de |
