CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 28m

Waru

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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.

Directed byCasey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Briar Grace Smith, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Paula Whetu Jones

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 28m
Language: EN
Released: October 19, 2017

Studios

Brown Sugar Apple Grunt

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WARU - In cinemas 19 October

WARU - In cinemas 19 October

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Tanea Heke

Tanea Heke

Charm

Roimata Fox

Roimata Fox

Anahera

Ngapaki Moetara

Mihi

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Em

Maria Walker

Maria Walker

Kiritapu

Kararaina Rangihau

Kararaina Rangihau

Ranui

Merehaka Maaka

Hinga

Acacia Hapi

Mere

Antonio Te Maioha

Antonio Te Maioha

Tapu

Miriama McDowell

Miriama McDowell

Bash

Creative team

Directed by: Casey Kaa
Ainsley Gardiner
Written by: Renae Maihi
Chelsea Cohen

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