The read
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Briar Grace SmithDirector
- Casey KaaDirector
- Ainsley GardinerDirector
- Katie WolfeDirector
- Chelsea CohenDirector
- Renae MaihiDirector
- Awanui Simich-PeneDirector
- Briar Grace SmithWriter
- Casey KaaWriter
- Ainsley GardinerWriter
- Katie WolfeWriter
- Chelsea CohenWriter
- Renae MaihiWriter
- Josephine Stewart-Te WhiuWriter
- Lauren KingOriginal Music Composer
- Paula Whetu JonesWriter
- Paula Whetu JonesDirector
Cast
- Tanea HekeCharm
- Roimata FoxAnahera
- Ngapaki MoetaraMihi
- Āwhina-Rose Henare AshbyEm
- Maria WalkerKiritapu
- Kararaina RangihauRanui
- Merehaka MaakaHinga
- Acacia HapiMere
- Antonio Te MaiohaTapu
- Miriama McDowellBash
- Amber CurreenTitty
- Cohen HollowayPierre
Stills
Themes
maoridomestic abusewoman director