Overview
A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Foreign Feature Film (2006)
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Box office
Made on a $5M budget
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Based on
Based on No 2
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Music
Music by Don McGlashan
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Leon Narbey
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Toa FraserWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 16, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
- Countries
- New Zealand, United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Ruby DeeNanna Maria
Taungaroa EmileSoul
Mia BlakeCharlene
Miriama McDowellHibiscus
Rene NaufahuErasmus
Tuva NovotnyDanish Maria
Xavier HoranTyson
Antony StarrShelly
Nathaniel LeesUncle John
Pio TereiUncle Percy
Tanea HekeAunty Cat- Tayla-Lee GriffinNia
- Brandon LakshmanMoses
Michelle AngGrace
Joe FolauPule- Margaret Emma RhodesAunt Marama
- Paki CherringtonPater Francis
- Sarah Lily CarsonMaria as a Child
Andy HuangPeter
Mark RukaDa Baker
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