"A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize."
Keisha Castle-Hughes
as Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene
as Koro
Vicky Haughton
as Nanny Flowers
Cliff Curtis
as Porourangi
Grant Roa
as Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu
as Hemi
Rachel House
as Shilo
Taungaroa Emile
as Willie
Tammy Davis
as Dog
Mabel Wharekawa
as Maka
Rawinia Clarke
as Miro
Tahei Simpson
as Miss Parata
Roi Taimana
as Hemi's Dad
Elizabeth Skeen
as Rehua
Rutene Spooner
as Parekura
John Sumner
as Obstetrician
Jane O'Kane
as Anne
Tim Sanders
Producer
Frank Hübner
David Coulson
Editor
John Barnett
Niki Caro
Screenplay
Leon Narbey
Director of Photography
Witi Ihimaera
Author
Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer
Director
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Executive Producer
Gavin Strawhan
Script Consultant
Josef Steinbüchel
Sound Designer
Reinhard Brundig
Co-Producer
James Mok
Title Designer
Kirsty Cameron
Costume Design
Christina Asher
Casting
Associate Producer
Mark Harris
Stunt Coordinator
Stefan Korte
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Grant Major
Production Design
Diana Rowan
David Madigan
Sound Recordist
Stuart Turner
Stephan Colli
Denise Kum
Makeup Supervisor
Riwia Fox
Casting Assistant
Mirko Reinhard
Sigmund Spath
Underwater Director of Photography
George Maihoefer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joan Scheckel
André Zimmermann
Wilmont Schulze
Foley Artist