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Release, runtime and language
1987 · 92 mins · English
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Directed by
Barry Barclay
Starring
Wi Kuki Kaa, Oliver Jones, Paki Cherrington, Norman Fletcher, Alice Fraser, Tawai Moana

Set in 1948 around the fictional town of Kapua, the film follows a Māori community facing three intertwined crises: young Ropata battles terminal leukaemia; Australian doctor Greg returns, discovers his Māori ancestry and wrestles with his identity; and locals rally to keep the town’s freezing works open. It offers a portrait of Māori life.

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