Overview:
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.| Status: | Released (2003-01-30) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 35 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $20,779,666 |
| Screen: | Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera |
| Productions: | South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Production Countries: | Germany, New Zealand |
| Spoken Languages: | , English |
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Casts
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- 15295: Vicky Haughton - Nanny Flowers
- 7248: Cliff Curtis - Porourangi
- 15296: Grant Roa - Uncle Rawiri
- 15297: Mana Taumaunu - Hemi
- 15298: Rachel House - Shilo
Crews
- 15292: Tim Sanders - Producer - Production
- 15287: Niki Caro - Screenplay - Writing
- 15287: Niki Caro - Director - Directing
- 15303: Frank Hübner - Producer - Production
- 15290: Leon Narbey - Director of Photography - Camera
- 15289: John Barnett - Producer - Production
- 948: Lisa Gerrard - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
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In a cinematic world where tens of millions can be dropped on big names, endless CGI and mediocre writing it’s nice to come across something that strips back the story and the characterisations to something more natural. This is one such film. The Whangara people have lived their way ....
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