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Taumanu
"Reclaim mana, wreak bloody revenge"
20220 EN
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6.8
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★6.8TMDB · 2
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Synopsis
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New Zealand. 1929. When a package is delivered to a colonial manor house, mysterious Māori twins arrive to reclaim the contents. TAUMANU is a Māori verb with two distinct meanings: 1/ to colonise, to take possession of another's goods. 2/ to reclaim, repossess.
“Reclaim mana, wreak bloody revenge”
Cast
Niwa Whatuira
Tipene
RickyLee Waipuka-Russell
Te Haeata
Rita Peihopa
Marama
Eds Eramiha
Te Pakanga
Tania Nolan
Lady Cole
Peter McCauley
Sir Cole
Olivia Parker
La gouvetnante
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Taratoa Stappard
- Writers
- Taratoa Stappard
- Languages
- English, Maori
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The take
Taratoa Stappard directs. Dialogue in English, Maori.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Maori.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Niwa Whatuira and RickyLee Waipuka-Russell and Rita Peihopa carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Reclaim mana, wreak bloody revenge".
- 6IMDB entry: tt15228258 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
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- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Taumanu (2022)
Also by
Taratoa Stappard
Key crew
- Music SupervisorAminé Ramer
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2022-03-31
