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Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.

1h 41m1988TMDb 6.6

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
21 July 1988
Runtime
1h 41m
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (4 votes)

Production

Director
Merata Mita
Writers
Merata Mita
Studios
Awatea Films, Radio Hauraki, Hauraki Film Enterprises
Countries
New Zealand

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Maori