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Waru
6.6

Waru

Oct. 19, 2017

Waru

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small ...
Coming Home in the Dark
5.7

Coming Home in the Dark

A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.
Whina
7.2

Whina

Jun. 23, 2022

Whina

The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed ...
The Great Maiden’s Blush
7.8

The Great Maiden’s Blush

Two first-time single mothers – on a girl racer, the other a pianist and gardener – share a post-natal ward room after the birth of ...
The Patriarch
7.1

The Patriarch

Sep. 01, 2016

The Patriarch

1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. ...
The Dark Horse
7.4

The Dark Horse

Jul. 17, 2014

The Dark Horse

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save ...
No. 2
6.5

No. 2

Feb. 16, 2006

No. 2

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria’s family. There ...