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Wrong Husband

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
Canada
2025
100 mins

Synopsis

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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Tickets

Sat 6 June 2026, 6pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
Sat 13 June 2026, 2:15pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 11
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
  • 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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