7.5
Genre
Family, Drama, Children, Coming of age
Synopsis
Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However, his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright. But to break with convention, she'll have to do the impossible: win over her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene).
Cast
Paikea "Pai" Apirana
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Koro Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
Nanny Flowers Apirana
Vicky Haughton
Porourangi Apirana
Cliff Curtis
Uncle Rawiri Apirana
Grant Roa
Hemi
Mana Taumaunu
Shilo
Rachel House
Willie
Taungaroa Emile
Dog
Tammy Davis
Maka
Mabel Wharekawa
Maka
Mabel Wharekawa-Burt
Miro
Rawinia Clarke
Miss Parata
Tahei Simpson
Hemi's Dad
Roi Taimana
Jake
Tyronne White
Rehua
Elizabeth Skeen
Parekura
Rutene Spooner
Ropata
Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell
Obstetrician
John Sumner
Anne
Jane O'Kane
Wiremu
Tenia McClutchie-Mita
Bubba
Peter Patuwai
Maui
Riccardo Davis
Henare
Apiata Whangaparita-Apanui
Young Rawiri
Sam Woods
Driver
Pura Tangira
Fisherman
Heemi Taumaunu
