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Rental > New Zealand > Drama: 175 Films to Rent on DVD
Daffodils (2019)
- Dir. David Stubbs
Feat. Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra
- Ambitious screen musical based on the stageplay of same name that threads a bittersweet romantic narrative over several decades through a setlist of…
Vai (2019)
- Dir. Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater
Feat. Evotia-Rose Araiti, Ro Mereani Adi Tuimatanisiga, Agnes Pele…
- Eight connecting moments of seemingly different lives thread together Vai’s journey of empowerment through culture over her lifetime. Beautifully…
Broken (2018)
- Dir. Tarry Mortlock
Feat. Josh Calles, Ruby Grubb, Wayne Hapi
- Logan, an ex–gang leader, is torn between revenge and reconciliation when his daughter Tori is murdered by an opposing gang. Set in an isolated…
Stray (2018)
- Dir. Dustin Feneley
Feat. Kieran Charnock, Arta Dobroshi
- Moody, taciturn local drama in which two damaged strangers cross paths in mountainous Central Otago.
Human Traces (2017)
- Dir. Nic Gorman
Feat. Sophie Henderson, Mark Mitchinson, Vinnie Bennett…
- When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub–Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working…
One Thousand Ropes (O Le Tulafale) (2017)
- Dir. Tusi Tamasese
Feat. Frankie Adams, Uelese Pataia, Beulah Koale…
- A Samoan father and traditional healer reconnects with his estranged daughter in this quietly powerful drama shot in Wellington, by the director of…
Waru (2017)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner
Feat. Miriama McDowell, Tanea Heke, Kararaina Rangihau…
- An outstanding and confronting film exploring the subject of domestic child abuse in New Zealand.
Eight female Maori directors have each…
Catch, The (2016)
- Dir. Simon Mark-Brown
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, David Capstick , Nicol Munro
- Based on a true story, this good–hearted eco–comedy celebrates fishing culture as fraud unfolds during an angling contest amidst the…
Chronesthesia (2016)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Hayden J. Weal
Feat. Hayden J. Weal, Michelle Ny, Cohen Holloway…
- Indie rom–com with a curious time–shifting twist in which a socially isolated young man's burgeoning romance with a science student is…
Great Maiden's Blush, The (2016)
- Dir. Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader
Feat. Miriama McDowell, Renee Lyons
- A precarious friendship develops between two first–time single mothers – one a taxi–driver and girl racer, the other a pianist and…