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Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara)

ByTowne Cinema
Sunday, Nov 16, 2025 3:30 PM
Join us on November 9th for an exclusive first look screening of “Wrong Husband” featuring a virtual greeting from the cast and crew and a performance by singer Qattuu!

Celebrated Inuk director Zacharias Kunuk returns to the big screen with a captivating, epic, historical drama about an arranged marriage, set 4,000 years ago. Seamlessly blending the supernatural with verité realism, “Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband)” follows teenage lovers Kaujak (Theresia Kappianaq) and Sapa (Haiden Angutimarik), who were promised to each other at birth. After the sudden death of Kaujak’s father, her mother marries a man from another camp tearing the two apart. The promise of a better life quickly turns to a nightmare, with aggressive suitors backed by an evil shaman vying to win Kaujak’s hand. But Kaujak resists, holding on to hope that Sapa will one day make things right.
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Join us on November 9th for an exclusive first look screening of “Wrong Husband” featuring a virtual greeting from the cast and crew and a performance by singer Qattuu!

Celebrated Inuk director Zacharias Kunuk returns to the big screen with a captivating, epic, historical drama about an arranged marriage, set 4,000 years ago. Seamlessly blending the supernatural with verité realism, “Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband)” follows teenage lovers Kaujak (Theresia Kappianaq) and Sapa (Haiden Angutimarik), who were promised to each other at birth. After the sudden death of Kaujak’s father, her mother marries a man from another camp tearing the two apart. The promise of a better life quickly turns to a nightmare, with aggressive suitors backed by an evil shaman vying to win Kaujak’s hand. But Kaujak resists, holding on to hope that Sapa will one day make things right.



Film Info
Series:All Films
New Releases
Release Year:2025
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Production Country:Canada
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Zacharias Kunuk
Cast:Theresia Kappianaq
Haiden Angutimarik
Leah Panimera
Mark Taqqaugaq
Emma Quassa