A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu
Crew: Tim Sanders (Producer), Niki Caro (Screenplay), Niki Caro (Director), Frank Hübner (Producer), Leon Narbey (Director of Photography), John Barnett (Producer)
Country: Germany, New Zealand
Language: English,
Studio: South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Runtime: 101 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 30, 2003
IMDb: 3.936
Keywords:diving, becoming an adult, grandparent grandchild relationship, tradition, loss of loved one, ocean, whale, empowerment, new zealand, maori tradition, chief, modern society, canoe, patriarch, stick fighting, patriarchy, magic realism, woman director, swimming underwater, war dance, traditional dance
