The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, which examines the history of Inuit aboriginal people in Canada, will open this year's Toronto Film Festival. It is co-directed by Zacharias Kunuk, who won the Golden Camera Prize for first-time directors in Cannes in 2001 with a previous release, Atanarjuat.
The film's story is told from the perspective of a father and daughter.
It will be shown on the first night of the annual Canadian festival, which begins on 7 September.
'Visionary work'
Kunuk directs the movie with Norman Cohn, and festival director Noah Cowan said the pair had "created a truly visionary work of art".
"They have again redefined the scope and visual palette of Canadian film, while telling a profound and moving story," he added.
Screenings of The Journals Of Knud Rasmussen will held in Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland before it is shown in Toronto.
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