Iqaluit

The stunning northern landscape of Iqaluit, an island in Frobisher Bay, is as much a character as a setting for this story of secrets, redemption, and forgiveness. In French, English, and Inuktitut, the drama features a superb cast of First Nations actors, including Natar Ungalaaq and Québécois star Marie-Josée Croze (The Barbarian Invasions). Iqaluit deftly and sensitively examines the schisms between northerner and southerner, native and non, after city dweller Carmen arrives in the Arctic to care for her injured husband Gilles, a construction supervisor. As she struggles to uncover the mysterious source of Gilles' injuries, Carmen comes face to face with literal and figurative signposts indicating: "Road to Nowhere." Gilles' Inuk friend Noah helps her navigate new territory as she finds herself lost between long-held beliefs and uncovered secrets in a land where night and day merge, revealing different sides of the same story. (Mill Valley Film Festival)