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
John Barnett
Producer
Tim Sanders
Frank Hübner
Apr 26, 2007
Nov 8, 2007
Aug 24, 1914
Mar 24, 2017
Feb 13, 2007
Sep 16, 1998
Aug 25, 1993
Feb 14, 2006
May 30, 2003
Feb 9, 2007
Oct 31, 2007
Oct 5, 2023
Jul 1, 1971
Jun 15, 1994
May 3, 2003
Nov 17, 1989
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