Iqaluit (film)

Iqaluit
Directed byBenoît Pilon
Written byBenoît Pilon
Produced byRobert Lacerte
Bernadette Payeur
StarringMarie-Josée Croze
François Papineau
Natar Ungalaaq
CinematographyMichel La Veaux
Edited byRichard Comeau
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
company
Distributed bySeville International
Release dates
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
Inuktitut
English
Budget$4.5 million

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 Inuit 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.