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Director

Barry Barclay

Screenplay

Tama Poata

Ngāti 1987

Drama/

BUDGET - Not Available

Status - Released

In a remote seaside village, a stranger becomes involved in public and personal crises.

Overview

Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngāti is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.

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