Mountain, The - 2024

Piki Films & Sandy Lane Productions - 89 min.

DVD UPC/EAN # 9322225254541(AU/NZ)

Principal Cast: Te Kahui Tupua Taranaki Mounga, Elizabeth Atkinson, Terence Daniel, Reuben Francis, Byron Coll, Troy Kingi, Sukena Shah, Fern Sutherland.
Writers: Tom Furniss, Rachel House; Cinematography: Matt Henley; Original Music: Arli Liberman, Troy Kingi; Editor: Cushla Dillon, Carly Turner; Production Design: Andy McLaren; Costume Design: Te Ura Hoskins, Mataara Stokes; Makeup Design: Frankie Karena; Sound Editor Supervisor: Nick Buckton; Visual Effects Supervisor: Martin Hill; Producers: Desray Armstrong, Morgan Waru; Director: Rachel House

Eleven-year-old Sam (Elizabeth Atkinson) believes wholeheartedly that her maunga (mountain) will cure her illness and grant her the identity she longs for. Joining her on a quest to climb Taranaki maunga are two accomplices: Mallory (Reuben Francis), the newest kid in town eager to make friends, and Bronco (Terence Daniel), a wise-cracking, bike-loving guardian of Papatuanuku (Earth Mother). Together, this perfectly imperfect trio experience the kind of friendship that changes your life forever.

Censor Rating: PG - Review rating: B-


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