CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 28m

Waru

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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.

Directed byBriar Grace Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Paula Whetu Jones

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
October 19, 2017
Studios
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt

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WARU - In cinemas 19 October

WARU - In cinemas 19 October

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Tanea Heke

Tanea Heke

Charm

Roimata Fox

Roimata Fox

Anahera

Ngapaki Moetara

Mihi

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Em

Maria Walker

Maria Walker

Kiritapu

Kararaina Rangihau

Kararaina Rangihau

Ranui

Merehaka Maaka

Hinga

Acacia Hapi

Mere

Antonio Te Maioha

Antonio Te Maioha

Tapu

Miriama McDowell

Miriama McDowell

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Creative team
Directed by
Briar Grace Smith
Briar Grace Smith
Casey Kaa
Written by
Briar Grace Smith
Briar Grace Smith
Casey Kaa

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