TAUMANU

New Zealand, 1929. When a parcel is delivered to a manor house, mysterious Māori twins arrive to reclaim the contents and the Māori head butler finds himself drawn into the bloody climax of a century of colonial crimes.

 

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Credits

Director(s):

Taratoa Stappard

Producer(s):

Sharlene George

Writer(s):

Taratoa Stappard

Cast:

Niwa Whatuira, Rickylee Russell-Waipuka, Rita-Lee Peihopa, Edmund Eramiha, Tania Nolan, Peter McCauley, Olivia Parker

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