Iqaluit (2016)

Directed by

Benoît Pilon

Genre

drama film, psychological drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

G

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Quebec woman travels to the northern Canadian town of Iqaluit after her husband is seriously injured. She discovers his hidden connections with the local Inuit community and meets an Inuk man dealing with his own family troubles.

coldisolatedmelancholicrestrainedcontemplativeseriousslow-burnemotionally distant

What happens

Iqaluit is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed and written by Benoît Pilon and starring Marie-Josée Croze, François Papineau and Natar Ungalaaq. The film was shot in Iqaluit, Nunavut, which provided its title. It is about a Quebec woman (Croze) who travels to Northern Canada after her husband (Papineau) is seriously injured. She uncovers the secret relationships he had with the Inuit community, and becomes acquainted with an Inuk man (Ungalaaq) struggling with a related family crisis. Pilon conceived of the story and planned the execution for years, though the travel and shooting conditions provided challenges. The film screened in a few film festivals before a general release. Iqaluit received some positive coverage in the Quebec press and favorable reactions from Nunavut viewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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