The Winter Boy

Jul 9, 2010

0h 8m

★ 0.0

Will the cold ever end?

Overview

A mother tries to comfort her grieving son, but on each attempt her son’s silence becomes more and more deafening. An outing to the local aquarium places further strain on their troubled relationship - until her son finds a reason to let his mother in again.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pounamu Pictures Ltd.

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Cast

Mother

Tahei Simpson

Jack

Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu

Security Guard 1

Lucy Schmidt

Security Guard 2

Staci Taylor

Father

Rakai Karaitiana

Kuia

Huia Karaitiana

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