Waru

Waru

2017 · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

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.

Directed by Ainsley Gardiner · Written by Ainsley Gardiner

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