List of the best Rawiri Paratene movies: Whale Rider(2002), The Legend of Johnny Lingo(2003), The Insatiable Moon(2010), Man-Thing(2005), What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?(1999) ... ...
Kids & Family, Drama
New Zealand|Germany
2002
101 Minutes
Koro Apirana
Keisha Castle-Hughes Rawiri Paratene Vicky Haughton Cliff Curtis Grant Roa Mana Taumaunu Rachel House Taungaroa Emile Tammy Davis Mabel Wharekawa-Burt Rawinia Clarke
girl chief uncle grandmother grandfather touching inspiring passionate new zealand ocean beach tradition tribe myth coming of age feminism native people growing up quest underdog
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Kids & Family, Adventure
New Zealand
2003
91 Minutes
George Henare Rawiri Paratene Joe Falou Alvin Fitisemanu Kayte Ferguson Hori Ahipene Sima Urale Tausani Simei-Barton Fokikovi Soakimi Pete Smith
outcast young boy chief drunk trader father cheery engaging spirited island hut canoe sea bad luck romance family friendship relationships island life discovery
When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor.
Drama
New Zealand
2010
101 Minutes
Arthur
Sara Wiseman Ian Mune Rawiri Paratene Bruce Phillips Matthew Chamberlain John Leigh Greg Johnson Jason Hoyte Grant McFarland Ray Woolf Sarah Valentine
When Arthur, self-proclaimed son of God, sets off on a mission to find the Queen of Heaven, his world changes.
Horror
USA|Germany|Australia
2005
100 Minutes
Pete Horn
Jack Thompson Matthew Le Nevez Rachael Taylor Rawiri Paratene Patrick Thompson Steve Bastoni Alex O'Loughlin Imogen Bailey Robert Mammone William Zappa Conan Stevens
monster oil baron son sheriff native american rousing brutal creepy louisiana swamp police station office monsters man vs. nature drilling operation survival investigation superhuman abilities mystery metamorphosis
Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Drama
New Zealand
1999
102 Minutes
Mulla Rota
Temuera Morrison Clint Eruera Nancy Brunning Pete Smith Lawrence Makoare Rawiri Paratene Julian Arahanga Edna Stirling Tammy Davis Tahei Simpson Rena Owen
father mother brother son gang member friend bleak brooding new zealand household alcoholism father/son relationship maori culture violence gangs redemption revenge wretched excess rivalry 1990s
Jake Muss' oldest son is killed in a gang fight and the younger son wants revenge, but Jake doesn't want to lose his other son to violence as well.