RAIN OF THE CHILDREN

Posted by fifo • 2009/11/30 • Printer-friendly

Nouvelle Zélande – 2007 – 101 mn
Réalisateur : Vincent Ward
Production : Tainui Stephens
Version anglaise sous-titrée en français

Vincent Ward weaves drama with documentary to unravel the extraordinary story of Puhi, the Tuhoe woman who welcomed the young filmmaker into her home in 1978. Ward made the observation film In Spring One Plants Alone about Puhi’s day to day life in the remote. By then almost 80, she was obsessively caring for her schizophrenic adult son Niki, whose violent fits terrified her. In this new cinema feature Ward sets out to unravel the mystery that has haunted him for 30 years: Who was Puhi ? And why was she so obsessed with this last remaining son?

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