Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard, Willie Raana, Susan D. Ramari Paul, Geoff Murphy, Sonny Waru
Crew: Merata Mita (Director), Merata Mita (Screenplay), Merata Mita (Producer), Geoff Murphy (Associate Producer), Graeme Cowley (Cinematography), Nicholas Beauman (Editor)
Country: New Zealand
Language: English,
Studio: Awatea Films, Radio Hauraki, Hauraki Film Enterprises, New Zealand Film Commission
Runtime: 101 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 21, 1988
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:small town, love triangle, maori, car crash, on the run, impostor, bigotry, woman director, elderly lady
