Movies: Rawiri Paratene
- 1999
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
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Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest son, Nig, has died in a gang fight. The uncomfortable family reunion at...
- 2003
Whale Rider (2003)
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On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Wh...
- 2005
Man-Thing (2005)
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Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear....
- 1994
Rapa Nui (1994)
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Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year....
- 2010
The Secret of the Whales (2010)
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In New Zealand, a scientist, his family and down-on-his-luck investigator are trying to prove that the beaching of the local whale population is caused by activities of a corporation which is searching for natural gas in the area....
- 2008
Bride Flight (2008)
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A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides....
- 2003
The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003)
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When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships ar...
- 2011
Waitangi Day: What Really Happened (2011)
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This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and ...
- 1986
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (1986)
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Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affe...
- 2010
Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2010)
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Dominic Dromgoole’s production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare’s most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story. Ellie Kendrick, a truly youthful Juliet, and Adetomiw...
- 1990
The Rogue Stallion (1990)
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After her father's death, Anna Peterson and her family move from Australia to her father's ancestral home in New Zealand....
- 2012
Emilie Richards - Spuren der Vergangenheit (2012)
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- 1999
Accidents (1999)
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A gang of construction workers try to relieve tension by taunting their newest member....
- 1986
Arriving Tuesday (1986)
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Monica arrives back from her big overseas experience to find her boyfriend Nick unchanged. Although Nick styles himself an artist, he is really something of a cultural redneck, and when the couple head up north for a break, and they meet up with R...
- 2012
Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On (2012)
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Actor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years helped shape the rest of my life," says Paratene in this 2012 Māori TV documentary, directed by Kim Webby. The pr...
- 2009
Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (2009)
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Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very influential, Indigenous film makers. The film The Camera on The Shore is a feature length introduction to Barry...
- 2024
Stranded Pearl (2024)
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An island paradise, big business, complex characters, love and betrayal set the scene for this light-hearted romantic action adventure film. Set in the stunning scenery of the South Pacific, with drama, action and comedy at every turn, it tells the s...
- 2011
The Insatiable Moon (2011)
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When Arthur, self-proclaimed son of God, sets off on a mission to find the Queen of Heaven, his world changes....
- 2008
The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia (2008)
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When a Cook Island school cleaner answers an unusual message on the wall of a girls' toilet cubicle, his life, and the life of the mysterious author, will never be the same again. Based on the Australian short story The Graffiti of Mr Kynyatta by Mic...
- 1969
The Drum (1969)
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With the resurgence of taonga pūoro, one musical instrument remains conspicuously absent from Māori music —pahū (drum). In this documentary Te Pahū, composer Hirini Melbourne (ONZM) and ethnologist Te Warena Taua trace the history of pahū, from music...