Waru (2018)

  • NR
  • 11/09/2018 (GB)
  • Drama
  • 1h 28m

Overview

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.

Ainsley Gardiner

Director, Writer

Chelsea Cohen

Director, Writer

Briar Grace Smith

Director, Writer

Renae Maihi

Director, Writer

Awanui Simich-Pene

Director

Casey Kaa

Director, Writer

Katie Wolfe

Director, Writer

Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu

Writer

Paula Whetu Jones

Writer, Director

Cast

Tanea Heke's headshot

Tanea Heke

Charm
Roimata Fox's headshot

Roimata Fox

Anahera
Ngapaki Moetara's headshot

Ngapaki Moetara

Mihi
Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby's headshot

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Em
Maria Walker's headshot

Maria Walker

Kiritapu
Kararaina Rangihau's headshot

Kararaina Rangihau

Ranui
Merehaka Maaka's headshot

Merehaka Maaka

Hinga
Acacia Hapi's headshot

Acacia Hapi

Mere

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