TURANGAWAEWAE / A PLACE TO STAND

Short (13’)

When one soldier dies, another takes his place.

Tiare (a koro, or old man), a Vietnam war veteran, lives homeless, wandering the city, collecting bits and pieces in his plastic bags.

 His daughter brings her own daughter to visit and tries yet again to persuade him to return to their ancestral home. He does not wish to go there.

Premiere: Critics’ Week Cannes, 2003

Credits

Directed by: Peter Burger / Produced by: Catherine Fitzgerald / Screenplay by: Wiremu Grace
Director of Photography: Rewa Harre / Editor: Paul Maxwell
Starring: Wi Kuki Kaa, Nancy Brunning, Sydney Larkins

Festivals & Awards

2003

Critics' Week Cannes
New Zealand International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hof International Film Festival