

No. 2
2006-02-16 · 94 min · ★ 6.2
A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...
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Production details
- Directors
- Toa Fraser
- Production companies
- Numero Films Ltd, Working Title, NZ on Air, Southern Light Pictures, New Zealand Film Commission
- Countries
- New Zealand, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
Top Cast
Ruby DeeNanna Maria
Taungaroa EmileSoul
Mia BlakeCharlene
Miriama McDowellHibiscus
Rene NaufahuErasmus
Tuva NovotnyDanish Maria
Xavier HoranTyson
Antony StarrShelly
Nathaniel LeesUncle John
Pio TereiUncle Percy
Tanea HekeAunty Cat
Michelle AngGrace
Joe FolauPule
Andy HuangPeter
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