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Summary
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 100Audiences 84GoodWatch 91
Tomatometer100%
Audience score96%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109112Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
2022
June 23, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
MāoriMade in
- New Zealand
and 16 more20 people
- Rena OwenOlder Whina Cooper
- James RollestonGabriel
- Wayne HapiHeremia Te Wake
- Erroll ShandFather Mulder
- Vinnie BennettWilliam Cooper
- Tioreore Ngatai-MelbourneTeenage Whina Cooper
- Jayden DanielsCyril
- Miriama McDowellYounger Whina Cooper
Kali KopaeMira Szászy
Sarah ValentineElaine
Briar RoseStacey
Awa PunaPattie
Kasina CampbellHeretute Te Wake
Richard Te AreRichard Gilbert- MNMatu NgaropoApirana Ngata
Āwhina-Rose Henare AshbyAwhina
James TitoPita Ti Wake
Marshayla ChristieKare
Ria PakiNina
Ocean MichaelJoseph
Directing · 2
- James Napier Robertson Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Paula Whetu Jones Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- James Lucas Writer
Production · 13
- Alison Thompson Executive Producer
- Mark Gooder Executive Producer
- Peter Touche Executive Producer
- Daniel Negret Executive Producer
- Fraser Brown Executive Producer
- Tainui Stephens Producer
Camera · 1
- Leon Narbey Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- John Gilbert Editor
- Chris Plummer Editor
Sound · 1
- Dana Lund Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Kristin Seth Costume Designer
- Niki Adlington Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Isa Lilai Hair Designer
- Kelly Mitchell Hair Designer
- Deirdre Cowley Makeup Designer
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