A Place To Stand

Overview

Actor Wi Kuki Kaa plays Tiare, a Vietnam War veteran who is dislocated by his experiences of war, and homelessness. He wanders the city streets, collecting ephemera in plastic bags. Nancy Brunning plays his daughter, who, with her own daughter, visits their reluctant koro to convince him to visit his ancestral home. The result is a moving story about a man jolted to find his turangawaewae, and the whanau that helps him get there. (NZ On Screen)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 28, 2002

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Māori

Cast

Geoff Karena,Grant Tilly,Taika Waititi,Wi Kuki Kaa,Nancy Brunning,Greg Matetaka,Sydney Larkins

Director

Peter Burger

Writer

Wiremu Grace

Producer

Catherine Fitzgerald,John Gilbert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0389467