Set in the remote village of Igloolik circa 2000 BCE, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), the latest from acclaimed director Zacharias Kunuk, tells the story of Kaujak (Theresia Kappianaq) and Sapa (Haiden Angutimarik), two young people betrothed since childhood and about to come of age.
After the death of Kaujak’s father, a man (Mark Taqqaugaq) arrives from another village and negotiates his way into marrying her now-widowed mother, Nujatut (Leah Panimera). With Sapa away, Kaujak is forced to accompany Nujatut to her new family and camp where three young men vie for Kaujak’s hand in marriage. Upon Sapa’s return, he sets out on the journey to find his beloved.
Link: https://exclaim.ca/film/article/viff-2025-uiksaringitara-wrong-husband-film-review
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