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Keisha Castle-Hughes | Paikea | |
Rawiri Paratene | Koro | |
Vicky Haughton | Nanny Flowers | |
Cliff Curtis | Porourangi | |
Grant Roa | Uncle Rawiri | |
Mana Taumaunu | Hemi | |
Rachel House | Shilo | |
Taungaroa Emile | Willie | |
Tammy Davis | Dog | |
Mabel Wharekawa | Maka (as Mabel Wharekawa-Burt) | |
Rawinia Clarke | Miro | |
Tahei Simpson | Miss Parata | |
Roi Taimana | Rewi | |
Elizabeth Skeen | Rehua | |
Tyronne White | Jake |
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Producer | John Barnett
Tim Sanders Frank Hubner |
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Writer | Witi Ihimaera
Niki Caro |
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Cinematography | Leon Narbey
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Musician | Lisa Gerrard
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In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future. A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people, with remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of traditions in order to fulfill her destiny. |
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