A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Koro
Vicky Haughton
Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
Porourangi
Grant Roa
Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
Hemi
Rachel House
Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
Willie
Tammy Davis
Dog
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Rawinia Clarke
Miro
Tahei Simpson
Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
Rehua
Rutene Spooner
Parekura
John Sumner
Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
Anne
Niki Caro
Director
Tim Sanders
Producer
Frank Hübner
John Barnett
Dec 25, 1982
Oct 1, 1985
Jun 25, 2006
Dec 18, 1996
Mar 1, 2006
Oct 8, 2003
Oct 25, 2002
Dec 17, 1999
May 30, 2003
Feb 9, 2007
Oct 5, 2023
Dec 2, 2003
Oct 27, 2023
Jul 1, 1971
Oct 31, 2007
Mar 29, 2019
South Pacific Pictures
NZ
Pandora Film
DE
ApolloMedia
New Zealand Film Production Fund
New Zealand Film Commission
NZ on Air
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
New Zealand
English