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No. 2

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No. 2

"One place. One night."

2006

1h 34m

6.5(4 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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 Companies

Working Title Films

NZ on Air

New Zealand Film Commission

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Nanna Maria

Taungaroa Emile

Taungaroa Emile

Soul

Mia Blake

Mia Blake

Charlene

Miriama McDowell

Miriama McDowell

Hibiscus

Rene Naufahu

Rene Naufahu

Erasmus

Tuva Novotny

Tuva Novotny

Danish Maria

Xavier Horan

Xavier Horan

Tyson

Antony Starr

Antony Starr

Shelly

Nathaniel Lees

Nathaniel Lees

Uncle John

Pio Terei

Pio Terei

Uncle Percy

Creative team

Directed by: Toa Fraser
Written by: Toa Fraser
Produced by: Philippa Campbell
Lydia Livingstone

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