Subgenre Sampler
Sales > New Zealand > Drama: 53 films to Buy
Whale Rider (2003)
- A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
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$24.95 $18.70
Her Majesty (2001)
- A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…
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$19.95 $14.95
Rain (2001)
- Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…
- DVD $24.95
When Love Comes (1999)
- Earnest tableaux of straight, gay, lesbian and platonic relationships underscored by a music motif and sombre themes of compromise and loss.…
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$30 $20
Memory and Desire (1998)
- Director Niki Caro pulls out the art–house stops for her feature debut: a love–story about a mismatched Japanese couple whose honeymoon…
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$25 $18.75
Flight of the Albatross (1995)
- Teenager Julia Brendler migrates from Germany to New Zealand to renuite with her mother, a scientist studying the albatross colony on a remote island.
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$19.95 $14.95
Once Were Warriors (1994)
- As sensational as it is important, Lee Tamahori's adaptation managed to transform Alan Duff's relentlessly down–beat novel about domestic…
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$20 $15
Piano, The (1993)
- A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…
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$20 $15
An Angel at My Table (1990)
- Multi–award winning adaptation of Janet Frame's three autobiographies, deserving of its big reputation through compassionate storytelling and…
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$25 $18.75
Ngati (1988)
- A moving and powerful drama about an Australian immigrant who encounters the spiritual home of the local 'Ngati' or tribe, which triggers his own…
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$29.95 $22.45