19-25 January
2026
An Arctic adventure about two young Inuit destined for each other but separated by tragic events, by the legendary filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, a pioneer of Indigenous cinema.
Four thousand years ago in the Canadian Arctic, Kaujak and Sapa are promised to each other from birth. Their bond grows strong, but when Kaujak's father dies, prophecies are upended. While Sapa is out hunting, Kaujak’s mother remarries, and Kaujak is forced to move to another camp where life is far from harmonious. Men aggressively vie for her favor, aided by a malevolent shaman. Kaujak resists, even as her faith that Sapa will find her weakens. Meanwhile, Sapa’s own shaman uses spiritual powers to protect and guide him toward the girl meant for him.
Wrong Husband is an epic adventure, exquisitely shot, capturing the tundra's eternal horizon in its stark beauty. Adapted from classic Inuit myths, the film challenges Hollywood storytelling norms. It premiered at the Berlinale and won Best Canadian Feature at Toronto International Film Festival.
Zacharias Kunuk (b. 1957) is a Canadian Inuit film producer and director, best known for the film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), the first Canadian fiction feature film produced entirely in Inuktitut with an exclusively Indigenous cast. He is co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Productions, Canada's first independent Inuit production company, and a pioneer of Indigenous cinema.
2021 The Shaman’s Apprentice (short)
2019 One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
2016 Searchers
2006 The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
2001 Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
| Programme: | Films From the North - Features |
| Original title: | Uiksaringitara |
| Director: | Zacharias Kunuk |
| Country: | Canada |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Run time: | 1h 40m |
| Cast: | Theresia Kappianaq, , Haiden Angutimarik |
| Dialogue: | Inuktitut |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Producer: | Samuel Cohn-Cousineau |
| Age limit: | 15 |