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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 94% of the 3,275 2000s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic80/100
460 audience votes
Key crew
- Niki CaroDirector
- Niki CaroScreenplay
- Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Keisha Castle-HughesPaikea Apirana
- Rawiri ParateneKoro
- Vicky HaughtonNanny Flowers
- Cliff CurtisPorourangi
- Grant RoaUncle Rawiri
- Mana TaumaunuHemi
- Rachel HouseShilo
- Taungaroa EmileWillie
- Tammy DavisDog
- Mabel WharekawaMaka
- Rawinia ClarkeMiro
- Tahei SimpsonMiss Parata
Stills
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Themes
divingbecoming an adultgrandparent grandchild relationshiptraditionloss of loved oneoceanwhaleempowermentnew zealandmaori traditionchiefmodern society
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