Waru
2017•1h 28m•7.1•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Briar Grace Smith
Writer
Briar Grace Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Paula Whetu Jones
Languages
English, Maori
Studio
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt
Cast
Tanea Heke
Charm
Roimata Fox
Anahera
Ngapaki Moetara
Mihi
Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby
Em
Maria Walker
Kiritapu
Kararaina Rangihau
Ranui
Merehaka Maaka
Hinga
Acacia Hapi
Mere
Antonio Te Maioha
Tapu
Miriama McDowell
Bash
Amber Curreen
Titty
Cohen Holloway
Pierre
Tom Sainsbury
Jason
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