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Waru

Waru

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Waru

2017

1h 28m

6.9(10 votes)

Drama

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.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Brown Sugar Apple Grunt

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Tanea Heke

Charm

Tanea Heke

Acting

Roimata Fox

Anahera

Roimata Fox

Acting

Ngapaki Moetara

Mihi

No Image

Acting

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Em

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Acting

Maria Walker

Kiritapu

Maria Walker

Acting

Kararaina Rangihau

Ranui

Kararaina Rangihau

Acting

Merehaka Maaka

Hinga

No Image

Acting

Acacia Hapi

Mere

No Image

Acting

Antonio Te Maioha

Tapu

Antonio Te Maioha

Acting

Miriama McDowell

Bash

Miriama McDowell

Acting

Amber Curreen

Titty

Amber Curreen

Acting

Cohen Holloway

Pierre

Cohen Holloway

Acting

Tom Sainsbury

Jason

Tom Sainsbury

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