Drama
1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14-year-old Simeon Mahana, the youngest son of the youngest son is in conflict with his traditionalist grandfather, Tamihana. As Simeon unravels the truth behind the longstanding family vendetta he risks not just his own future prospects but the cohesion of the entire tight-knit society.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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If These Walls Could Talk 2
Infamous
The Man in the Iron Mask
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Hair
Escape from Alcatraz
Bobby
The Grapes of Wrath
Out of Africa
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Brother of Sleep
Straw Dogs
The Inheritors
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IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 2021
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IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1991
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1949
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2023
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 1999
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2000
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IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2006
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IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1998
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IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2022
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 1988
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.Hair
IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1979
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IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1979
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IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1940
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1985
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 1927
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1995
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IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1971
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.The Inheritors
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1998
In a small farming valley in Austria in the beginning of the 20th century a tyrannical farmer is found dead, and all the farmhands are relieved to be free of their tyrant. But the farmer was childless, so suddenly they all inherit the farm together. Now conflicts begin, as nobody is the boss and nobody has to obey.Whale Rider
IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 2003
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.