No. 2

Feb 16, 2006

1h 34m

★ 6.0

One place. One night.

Overview

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Numero Films Ltd

Working Title Films

NZ on Air

Southern Light Pictures

New Zealand Film Commission

No. 2 Trailers

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Cast

Nanna Maria

Ruby Dee

Soul

Taungaroa Emile

Charlene

Mia Blake

Hibiscus

Miriama McDowell

Erasmus

Rene Naufahu

Danish Maria

Tuva Novotny

Tyson

Xavier Horan

Shelly

Antony Starr

Uncle John

Nathaniel Lees

Uncle Percy

Pio Terei

Aunty Cat

Tanea Heke

Nia

Tayla-Lee Griffin

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