''Tuktuq'' is a Canadian

docufiction Docufiction (or docu-fiction) is the cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction, this term often meaning narrative film. It is a film genre which attempts to capture reality such as it is (as direct cinema or cinéma vérité) an ...

film from

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

, directed by

Robin Aubert Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.

and released in 2016. The film stars Aubert as Martin Brodeur, a cameraman who is sent to a small

Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, ...

village in the

Nunavik Nunavik (; ; iu, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec, part of the Nord-du-Québec region and nearly coterminous with Kativik. Covering a land area of north of the 55th parallel, it is the homeland of the I ...

region of Quebec as part of a government project to film the community, but soon learns that the reason behind the project is that the residents are about to be forcibly displaced as part of a major new

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development."TUKTUQ DE ROBIN AUBERT: LETTRE AU PÈRE"
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Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on ...

'', March 24, 2017. The film's cast also includes

Robert Morin Robert Morin (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 2009, he received Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Biography Robert Morin i ...

in a voice role as the government minister, and

Brigitte Poupart Brigitte Poupart is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Ravenous'' (''Les Affamés'') and for directing the 2012 film '' Over My Dead Body.'' Early life Poupart was accepted both to law school ...

as his ex-girlfriend. It was made while Aubert was on a cultural exchange residency in

Kangiqsujuaq Kangiqsujuaq ( iu, ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ) is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 837 in the Canada 2021 Census. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Ka ...

in 2012. The film received three

Prix Iris The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.20th Quebec Cinema Awards The 20th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony was held on 3 June 2018 in Montreal, to recognize talent and achievement in the Cinema of Quebec. It was hosted by actresses Édith Cochrane and Guylaine Tremblay, who also jointly hosted the 2017 Prix Iris. F ...

in 2018:

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, Best Supporting Actor (Morin) and Best Editing (Aubert)."«Hochelaga» et «Le problème d'infiltration» dominent les nominations aux prix Iris"
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Le Soleil Le Soleil ("The Sun") is the name of several newspapers: * ''Le Soleil'' (Quebec), a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, founded in 1896 * ''Le Soleil'' (French newspaper), a defunct daily newspaper based in Paris fro ...

'', April 10, 2018.

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* 2016 films Canadian docufiction films Films set in Quebec Films directed by Robin Aubert 2016 drama films Films about Inuit in Canada French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub