Waru

Waru (2017) is a drama film directed by Briar Grace Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Paula Whetu Jones rated 6.9/10.

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.

Cast

Tanea Heke

Charm

Roimata Fox

Anahera

Ngapaki Moetara

Mihi

Āwhina-Rose Henare Ashby

Em

Maria Walker

Kiritapu

Kararaina Rangihau

Ranui

Merehaka Maaka

Hinga

Acacia Hapi

Mere

Antonio Te Maioha

Tapu

Miriama McDowell

Bash

Amber Curreen

Titty

Cohen Holloway

Pierre