Wrong Husband | |
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Inuktitut | Uiksaringitara |
Directed by | Zacharias Kunuk |
Written by | Zacharias Kunuk Carol Kunnuk |
Produced by | Jonathan Frantz Samuel Cohn-Cousineau Carol Kunnuk |
Starring | Theresia Kappianaq Haiden Angutimarik Leah Panimera Mark Taqqaugaq Emma Quassa |
Production company | Kingulliit Productions |
Release date |
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Country | Canada |
Language | Inuktitut |
Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Zacharias Kunuk and slated for release in 2025. [1] The film is a historical drama centred on Kaujak and Sapa, two young Inuit lovers in Igloolik kept apart by tragic circumstances, who turn to a shaman to help them be together. [2]
Its cast includes Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Leah Panimera, Mark Taqqaugaq and Emma Quassa.
The film received funding from Telefilm Canada in 2023, [3] and was shot in Igloolik over the summer and fall that year. [4]
It is slated to premiere in the Generation 14+ program at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]