Ngati / [presented by] Pacific Films in association with The New Zealand Film Commission.
Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community.The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the loca...
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| Format: | Streaming video |
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| Language: | English |
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New Zealand :
New Zealand Film Commission,
1987.
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| Online Access: | Click to access this resource online |
| Summary: | Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community.The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open. Unique in tone and quietly powerful in its storytelling, Ngati was Barry Barclay's first dramatic feature and the first feature to be written and directed by Māori. Ngati screened in Critics' Week at Cannes. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (91 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:30:49 |
| Awards: | Won 1998 New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I) Film Award, Best Film Won 1998 New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I) Film Award, Best Film Performance, Male Won 1998 New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I) Film Award, Best Film Performance, Female Won 1998 New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I) Film Award, Best Screenplay - Original Won 1987 Taormina International Film Festival, Golden Charybdis |