Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband)
2025 • 1h 40m • Drama
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Available until Apr 01, 2028
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Available until Apr 01, 2028
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Available until Apr 01, 2028
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Language
Inuktitut
Subtitles
Inuktitut
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About the film
The new film from celebrated Canadian Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner). After a mysterious death, Kaujak and Sapa are separated despite being promised to each other at birth. With the help of spirit guides, efforts are made to restore harmony in this Arctic fairy tale set in an Inuit community
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Igloolik, Nunavut, 2000 BCE. Kaujak (Theresia Kappianaq) and Sapa (Haiden Angutimarik) were promised to each other at birth. After the sudden death of Kaujak’s father, her mother marries a man from another camp tearing the young lovers apart. The promise of a better life quickly turns to a nightmare, with aggressive suitors backed by an evil shaman vying to win Kaujak’s hand. But Kaujak resists, holding on to hope that Sapa will one day make things right.
Director
Zacharias Kunuk
Writer
Zacharias Kunuk, Samuel Cohn-Cousineau
Producer
Jonathan Frantz, Carol Kunnuk
Executive Producer
Zacharias Kunuk, Susan Avingaq
Crew
Susan Avingaq, Raphael Sandler, Tiffany Ayalik, +3 more
Awards & recognition
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
Official Selection
Whistler Film Festival (WFF 2025)
BORSOS Best Director Award
Mother Tongue Film Festival (2025)
Opening night film
Toronto International Film Festival (2025)
Best Canadian Film
Berlinale 2025
Official Selection - Generation 14plus 2025
SBIFF (Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
Official selection - US Premiere
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC)
Official Selection
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