Tia and Piujuq

Tia and Piujuq

2018 · 80 min · ★ 6.0 · Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Tia, a 10 year-old Syrian refugee living in Montreal, finds a magic portal and travels to the Arctic where she befriends an Inuk girl with who she immerses herself in a world of Inuit myth and magic.

Directed by Lucy Tulugarjuk · Written by Lucy Tulugarjuk

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