Vicky Haughton
2021
Whale Rider
Niki Caro
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene
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, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
Whale Rider
In My Father's Den
Brad McGann
Matthew Macfadyen, Emily Barclay
Paul (Macfadyen), a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia (Barclay) he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues a friendship with him, fascinated by his cynicism and experience of the world beyond her small-town existence. But many, including the members of both their families (Otto, Moy), frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes the increasingly loathed and persecuted prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal that he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.
In My Father's Den
Jubilee
Michael Hurst
Клифф Кертис, Theresa Healey
Billy (Cliff Curtis) is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town of Waimatua has even seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing this, feckless Billy is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, especially his frustrated wife Pauline (Theresa Healey). However trouble arrives with the return of a local former All Blacks Captain, an old flame of Pauline's.
Jubilee
After the Waterfall
Simone Horrocks
Энтони Старр, Sally Stockwell
A forest ranger is haunted by the disappearance of his four-year-old daughter, and the subsequent breakup of his marriage. He discovers his ex-wife Ana is pregnant to the policeman in charge of his missing daughter's case.
After the Waterfall
Emilie Richards - Sehnsucht nach Neuseeland
Michael Keusch
Suzan Anbeh, Christoph Kottenkamp
New York publisher Paige Duvall travels to New Zealand to accept a mysterious inheritance. A certain James Abott has bequeathed her a considerable piece of land, for which there is also an interested party. The hotel investor Steven Armstrong wants to build a wellness facility. But local sheep farmer Adam Leary is opposed to the sale. Paige quickly finds confidence in the attractive man. Emotional melodrama based on a novel by Emilie Richards. With Suzan Anbeh, Christoph Kottenkamp, Brandon Cook.
Longing for New Zealand
