Theresia Kappianaq as Kajuk, left, and her mother Nujatut (Leah Panimera) in Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), directed by Zacharias Kunuk. The film will have its North American premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

The bonds of family and the inextricable commitments of community another are themes that loom large in Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) , the latest Arctic epic from Canadian filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk , which will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next week.

Starting with the arranged marriage between “future husband” (Haiden Angutimarik) and “future wife” (Theresia Kappianaq) 4,000 years ago, Kunuk’s new film blends hard-eyed drama with beguiling fantasy, the story laced with the promises that one generation

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