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Guards armed with tranquilizer guns were on set to protect cast and crew from polar bears, one of which interrupted filming when it charged the set.

A tame reindeer herd stood in for the wild caribou during the hunt scene.

Winter scenes were shot in -28 C (-18 F) weather - -45 C (-49 F) with wind chill.

Annabella Piugattuk's (Kanaalaq) first language is Inuktitut.

James Cromwell and Barry Pepper both appeared in The Green Mile 1999.