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| Director: | Merata Mita | 
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| Writer: | Merata Mita | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 21, 1988 | 
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| Director: | Merata Mita | 
| Writer: | Merata Mita | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | love triangle, small town, maori, car crash, on the run, impostor, bigotry, woman director, elderly lady | 
| Production Companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Awatea Films, Radio Hauraki, Hauraki Film Enterprises | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Anzac Wallace | Rewi Rapana | 
| Eva Rickard | Kara | 
| Willie Raana | Willie Rapana | 
| Susan D. Ramari Paul | Ramari | 
| Geoff Murphy | Mr Semmens | 
| Sonny Waru | Hemi | 
| Temuera Morrison | Young Cop | 
| Don Selwyn | Old Cop | 
| Rangimarie Delamere | Awatea | 
| James Heyward | Steve | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Merata Mita | Screenplay, Director | 
| Geoff Murphy | First Assistant Director | 
| Graeme Cowley | Cinematography | 
| Nicholas Beauman | Editor | 
| Ralph Hotere | Production Design | 
| Hirini Melbourne | Music | 
| Joanna E. Paiana Paul | First Assistant Director | 
| Pita Turei | First Assistant Director | 
| Poata Eruera | Second Assistant Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Geoff Murphy | Associate Producer | 
| Merata Mita | Producer | 
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