''Tuktuq'' is a Canadian

docufiction Docufiction (or docu-fiction) is the cinematographic combination of documentary film, 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 ciné ...

film from

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, 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 (singular: Inuk) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Russia, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwe ...

village in the

Nunavik Nunavik (; ; ) is an area in Canada which 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 homelan ...

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 o ...

'', 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 the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Biography Robert Morin is known for his very personal, dark, and pessi ...

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 () 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 "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the lar ...

in 2012. The film was billed as the second part of a "Fantômes et voyages"

pentalogy A pentalogy (from Greek πεντα- ''penta-'', "five" and -λογία ''-logia'', "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is explicitly divided into five parts. Although modern use of the word implies both that the parts are re ...

of films that would each take place on a different continent, following '' Train to Nowhere (À quelle heure le train pour nulle part)'' in 2009. As of 2024, no further films in the series have been released. The film received three

Prix Iris Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ...

nominations at the

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:

Best Picture The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

, 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