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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13 members

Acting

Tanea Heke

Charm

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Roimata Fox

Anahera

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Ngapaki Moetara

Mihi

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Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

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Maria Walker

Kiritapu

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Kararaina Rangihau

Ranui

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Merehaka Maaka

Hinga

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Acacia Hapi

Mere

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Antonio Te Maioha

Tapu

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Miriama McDowell

Bash

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Amber Curreen

Titty

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Cohen Holloway

Pierre

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Tom Sainsbury

Jason

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