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THE STRENGTH OF WATER

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Year
2009
Reference
F199542
Media type
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Year
2009
Reference
F199542
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa, Germany
Categories
Feature
Duration
01:23:00
Production company
Filmwork, Pandora Filmproduktion
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
Director: Armagan Ballantyne
Cast: Hato Paparoa
Cast: Melanie Mayall-Nahi
Cast: Nancy Brunning
Cast: Jim Moriaty
Cast: Isaac Barber
Cast: Pare Paseka
Cast: Shayne Biddle
Writer: Briar Grace-Smith
Producer: Fiona Copland
Cinematographer: Bogumił Godfrejów
Editor: Elizabeth Kling
Music: Warren Maxwell
Production Designer: Rick Kofoed
Executive Producer: Richard Fletcher
Funded by: New Zealand Film Commission
Onset Cultural Consultant: Lawrence Wharerau (Ngā Puhi)

“When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated coastal town, ten-year-old twins Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength to let go of what he loves the most.

“Released in Kiwi cinemas in August 2009 - after winning praise at festivals in Berlin and Rotterdam - THE STRENGTH OF WATER marks the big-screen debut of Māori playwright Briar Grace-Smith, and Pākehā director Armagan Ballantyne. The film centres on a 10-year-old twin brother and sister in an isolated part of the Hokianga, and the events that follow when they encounter a young stranger. The Strength of Water merges a spare, naturalistic portrait of a Māori family struggling to stay above water, with moody images of earth and sea, loss and new beginnings.

“Festival/Awards: Qantas Film and Television Awards, Best Sound Design; Asia Pacific Film Awards 2009, Finalist; Rotterdam; Berlin; Seattle; Hawaii; Grand Junior Prize, Cinejunior; Grand Prix, Annonay.” - New Zealand Film Commission; www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/the-strength-of-water; 21/01/2014.