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,…
- DVD
$20 $15
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.…
- DVD
$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…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Te Rua (1991)
- Dir. Barry Barclay's second feature film concerns a group of Maori who travel to Germany to reclaim sacred 'taonga' from a museum, a century after…
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$30 $20
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…
- DVD
$30 $20
Mauri (1988)
- Rural slice–of–life centres around an embittered man's search for fulfilment by returning to his roots. It gently illuminates the…
- DVD
$40 $30
Navigator, The (A Medieval Odyssey) (1988)
- A group of 14th Century Cumbrians experience future shock when their mining expedition leads them to contemporary New Zealand. A terrific adventure…
- DVD
$50 $37.50
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…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Sylvia (1985)
- Eleanor David plays Sylvia Ashton–Warner, educational cruasader and best–selling author in the 1940s.
- DVD
$25 $18.75