Wrong Husband

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk

Canada

2025

100 mins

Set against an Arctic backdrop in 2000 BCE, two lovers defy an evil shaman’s curse to restore balance to the ancient landscape. Winner Best Canadian Film, Toronto 2025.

In 2000 BCE, lovers Kaujak and Sapa are promised to each other at birth. This sacred bond is shattered when a sudden death forces Kaujak’s mother into a new marriage, tearing the pair apart. In an ancient world where spiritual and physical boundaries blur, Kaujak must resist aggressive suitors and an evil shaman’s lethal curse to find her way back to her promised husband. Directed by celebrated Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner; Searchers, SFF 2016), Uiksaringitara: Wrong Husband is a cinematic feat. Best Canadian Film at the Toronto International Film Festival, this powerful tale blends epic drama with supernatural suspense, exploring classical themes of fate, justice, and jealousy.

“An epic that feels both ancient and fresh.”

Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

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Program Strand
First Nations Award
Original Title
UIKSARINGITARA
Year
2025
Classification
All Ages
Country
Canada
Language
In Inuktitut with English subtitles
Director
Zacharias Kunuk
Producer
Jonathan Frantz, Samuel Cohn-Cousineau, Carol Kunnuk
Cast
Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Leah Panimera
Screenwriter
Zacharias Kunuk, Samuel Cohn-Cousineau
Cinematographer
Jonathan Frantz, Thomas Leblanc‑Murray
Editor
Raphaël Sandler
Genre
Environment, Award Winner, Romance, Arts, History, Women’s Stories, First Nations
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Company Credits
Production Company: Isuma Distribution International
Official Website
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