Life in Canada's frigid Arctic climate isn't easy. Aside from the bone-chilling temperatures, the high-priced food and the isolated environment, it's also tough to maintain a family's balance, especially when a dark history is involved.
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In the Canadian drama "Uvanga," co-directed by Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, main character Anna (Marianne Farley) is nervous when she and her son, Tomas (Lukasi Forrest), arrive in the small, close-knit community of Igloolik in the Canadian Arctic.
Anna had a short-lived affair with Tomas' Inuk father when she worked in Igloolik. But Tomas, now 14 years old, was born and raised in his mother's native city of Montreal and never knew much about his origins. Tomas is bright, strong, and curious about his father's culture, but his father is no longer around to show him the way.
For Tomas' mother and Inuit family, the joy of his homecoming...
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In the Canadian drama "Uvanga," co-directed by Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, main character Anna (Marianne Farley) is nervous when she and her son, Tomas (Lukasi Forrest), arrive in the small, close-knit community of Igloolik in the Canadian Arctic.
Anna had a short-lived affair with Tomas' Inuk father when she worked in Igloolik. But Tomas, now 14 years old, was born and raised in his mother's native city of Montreal and never knew much about his origins. Tomas is bright, strong, and curious about his father's culture, but his father is no longer around to show him the way.
For Tomas' mother and Inuit family, the joy of his homecoming...
- 1/20/2014
- by Chris Jancelewicz
- Moviefone
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