Synopsis
Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Merata MitaDirector
- Merata MitaScreenplay
Cast
- Anzac WallaceRewi Rapana
- Eva RickardKara
- Willie RaanaWillie Rapana
- Susan D. Ramari PaulRamari
- Geoff MurphyMr Semmens
- Sonny WaruHemi
- Temuera MorrisonYoung Cop
- Don SelwynOld Cop
- Rangimarie DelamereAwatea
- James HeywardSteve
Stills
Themes
small townlove trianglemaoricar crashon the runimpostorbigotrywoman directorelderly lady