Synopsis
Two isolated families meet for a summertime celebration. Food is abundant and the future seems bright, but Ningiuq, a wise old woman, sees her world as fragile and moves through it with a pervasive sense of dread. Ningiuq and her grandson Maniq are dropped off on a remote island, where, every year, the family dries the catch and stores it for winter. The task is soon finished. As summer turns to fall, they wait in vain for the others to pick them up.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic74/100
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Marie-Hélène CousineauDirector
- Susan AvingaqWriter
- Marie-Hélène CousineauWriter
- Madeline IvaluDirector
- Madeline IvaluWriter
- Anna McGarrigleOriginal Music Composer
- Kate McGarrigleOriginal Music Composer
- Joel ZifknOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter-Henry ArnatsiaqApak
- Madeline IvaluNinioq
- Paul-Dylan IvaluManiq
- Mary QulitalikKuutujuk
- Tumasie SivuarapikKukik
Themes
inuitwoman director19th century