Rawiri Paratene
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Department: Acting
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Gender: Male
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Whale Rider
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-30
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The Secret of the Whales
Overview: In New Zealand, a scientist, his family and down-on-his-luck investigator are trying to prove that the beaching of the local whale population is caused by activities of a corporation which is searching for natural gas in the area.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2010-11-10
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Man-Thing
Overview: Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Genres: Action Horror Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-21
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Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Overview: Dominic Dromgoole’s production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare’s most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story. Ellie Kendrick, a truly youthful Juliet, and Adetomiwa Edun, a boyish Romeo, head an excellent cast whose period costumes point to the timelessness of parental disapproval, adolescent temperament, rivalry and violence. Filmed before a live audience at Shakespeare’s Globe in the heart of London, its intimate and atmospheric setting adds immediacy and vitality to the humour and passion of Shakespeare’s verse. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-29
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The Insatiable Moon
Overview: When Arthur, self-proclaimed son of God, sets off on a mission to find the Queen of Heaven, his world changes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-04
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Emilie Richards - Spuren der Vergangenheit
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Accidents
Overview: A gang of construction workers try to relieve tension by taunting their newest member.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-22
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Rapa Nui
Overview: Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-03
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Arriving Tuesday
Overview: Monica arrives back from her big overseas experience to find her boyfriend Nick unchanged. Although Nick styles himself an artist, he is really something of a cultural redneck, and when the couple head up north for a break, and they meet up with Riki, a poet, who is rather less shallow and charming.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-24
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Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
Overview: This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-06
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Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On
Overview: Actor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years helped shape the rest of my life," says Paratene in this 2012 Māori TV documentary, directed by Kim Webby. The programme is richly woven with news archive from the 1970s, showing protests about land rights and the Treaty of Waitangi, and a campaign for te reo to be taught in schools. Several ex Ngā Tamatoa members — including Hone Harawira, Tame Iti and Larry Parr— are interviewed by Paratene, who also presents the documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-14
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Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Overview: Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the selectors at Saturday's rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater Station, home of the Murphys, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-09
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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Overview: Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest son, Nig, has died in a gang fight. The uncomfortable family reunion at Nig's funeral sparks a confrontation with second son, Sonny, and sets Jake and Sonny on a downward spiral.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-27
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The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia
Overview: When a Cook Island school cleaner answers an unusual message on the wall of a girls' toilet cubicle, his life, and the life of the mysterious author, will never be the same again. Based on the Australian short story The Graffiti of Mr Kynyatta by Michael Griffith.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-18
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Bride Flight
Overview: A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2008-10-15
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The Lawnmower Men of Kapu
Overview: A boy witnesses the seemingly magic powers of his Aunties and the continuation of tradition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-22
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The Legend of Johnny Lingo
Overview: When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.
Genres: Family Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-29
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Love Mussel
Overview: In this mockumentary, Kevin Smith plays himself covering the story of a New Zealand town after the discovery that a local shellfish, the geoduck (pronounced "gooey duck") has the properties of Viagra.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-19
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The Rogue Stallion
Overview: After her father's death, Anna Peterson and her family move from Australia to her father's ancestral home in New Zealand.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore
Overview: Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very influential, Indigenous film makers. The film The Camera on The Shore is a feature length introduction to Barry, and to his film making.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-01
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Stranded Pearl
Overview: An island paradise, big business, complex characters, love and betrayal set the scene for this light-hearted romantic action adventure film. Set in the stunning scenery of the South Pacific, with drama, action and comedy at every turn, it tells the story of a woman who learns that her life is half lived, and a man who has closed himself off from the world to hide from the pain of his past.
Genres: Adventure Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-12
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