IMDb
6.0 /10
109 votes


Drama · 1988 · 1h 41min
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.
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IMDb
6.0 /10
109 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.6 /10
4 votes
Letterboxd
6.8 /10
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Weighted average
6.4/10