237:), discovers him kissing Chris on the beach after a fight between the two and decides to expel him from her house. When he finally comes out to his father and his wife, it is too late for Chris, who has moved in with another partner after waiting for so long for him.
31:
222:), is retiring and according to Maori tradition, Kawariki should be prepared to take over his father's place as head of the family. However, he realises that to do so, he must keep his integrity and reveal his lifelong secret of being
251:
The film ends with a scene in which Kawa's father is reconciled with himself and visits his son at his new residence to deliver him the traditional Maori emblem.
386:
226:
ever since childhood. He has been desperately fighting his feelings for years, but he now frequents gay baths and he has a love affair with Chris (
406:
381:
401:
416:
396:
391:
376:
411:
248:). Meanwhile, his daughter's absolute attachment to him is the catalyst for the family coming back together.
308:
263:
was nominated for the award for "Best
Performance by a Supporting Actor" for his role as Chris in the film.
245:
314:
290:
234:
93:
371:
320:
332:
326:
356:
161:
302:
296:
260:
241:
227:
81:
278:
215:
85:
365:
284:
272:
223:
219:
211:
199:
187:
89:
77:
67:
179:
175:
44:
30:
191:
233:
Things get more complicated and acquire more urgency when his mother, Grace (
350:
240:
Kawa has to quit home but is torn with his love for his son, Sebastian (
214:), an apparently happy family man married to Annabelle (
155:
147:
123:
115:
107:
99:
73:
58:
50:
40:
23:
259:During the 2011 New Zealand Film and TV Awards,
8:
29:
20:
210:The film tells the story of Kawariki (
194:film drama, it is based on the novel
7:
14:
387:Films based on New Zealand novels
407:2010s LGBT-related drama films
382:New Zealand LGBT-related films
244:), and his daughter, Miranda (
196:Nights in the Gardens of Spain
184:Nights in the Gardens of Spain
63:Nights in the Gardens of Spain
1:
140: (Hawaii Film Festival)
433:
132:17 October 2010
28:
402:Films about MÄori people
218:). His father, Hamiora (
417:2010 LGBT-related films
397:New Zealand drama films
377:2010s New Zealand films
309:Miriama-Jane Devantier
246:Miriama-Jane Devantier
18:2010 New Zealand film
392:MÄori-language films
35:Original film poster
182:originally titled
186:. The film stars
178:film directed by
167:
166:
424:
412:2010 drama films
303:Pana Hema Taylor
242:Pana Hema Taylor
139:
137:
33:
21:
432:
431:
427:
426:
425:
423:
422:
421:
362:
361:
347:
342:
269:
257:
208:
190:as Kawariki. A
160:
143:
135:
133:
126:
92:
88:
84:
80:
65:
36:
19:
12:
11:
5:
430:
428:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
364:
363:
360:
359:
346:
345:External links
343:
341:
338:
337:
336:
330:
324:
318:
315:Geoffrey Snell
312:
306:
300:
294:
291:Vicky Haughton
288:
282:
279:Nathalie Boltt
276:
268:
265:
256:
253:
235:Vicky Haughton
216:Nathalie Boltt
207:
204:
165:
164:
162:MÄori language
157:
153:
152:
149:
145:
144:
142:
141:
129:
127:
124:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
100:Cinematography
97:
96:
94:Vicky Haughton
86:Nathalie Boltt
75:
71:
70:
60:
56:
55:
54:Kate McDermott
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
429:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
369:
367:
358:
354:
353:
349:
348:
344:
339:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
297:Dean O'Gorman
295:
292:
289:
286:
285:George Henare
283:
280:
277:
274:
273:Calvin Tuteao
271:
270:
266:
264:
262:
261:Dean O'Gorman
254:
252:
249:
247:
243:
238:
236:
231:
229:
228:Dean O'Gorman
225:
221:
220:George Henare
217:
213:
212:Calvin Tuteao
205:
203:
201:
200:Witi Ihimaera
197:
193:
189:
188:Calvin Tuteao
185:
181:
177:
173:
172:
163:
158:
154:
150:
146:
131:
130:
128:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
95:
91:
90:George Henare
87:
83:
82:Dean O'Gorman
79:
78:Calvin Tuteao
76:
72:
69:
68:Witi Ihimaera
64:
61:
57:
53:
49:
46:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
16:
351:
321:Jarod Rawiri
305:as Sebastian
281:as Annabelle
258:
250:
239:
232:
209:
195:
183:
170:
169:
168:
125:Release date
62:
15:
333:Bridget Pyc
327:Jack Walley
275:as Kawariki
180:Katie Wolfe
176:New Zealand
151:New Zealand
119:Joel Haines
103:Fred Renata
45:Katie Wolfe
41:Directed by
372:2010 films
366:Categories
340:References
311:as Miranda
287:as Hamiora
192:coming out
174:is a 2010
136:2010-10-17
111:Lisa Hough
51:Written by
317:as Walter
255:Accolades
156:Languages
108:Edited by
335:as Emily
329:as Coach
323:as Wayne
299:as Chris
293:as Grace
116:Music by
74:Starring
59:Based on
159:English
148:Country
134: (
357:IMDb
352:Kawa
267:Cast
206:Plot
171:Kawa
24:Kawa
355:at
230:).
224:gay
198:by
66:by
368::
202:.
138:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
