Minari
Coarse Language, PG
Release Date: February 11
Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award, Sundance 2020
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Ammonite
nudity, R16, Sex Scenes
Release Date : February 11. Sneak previews : Waitangi Weekend 5-8 Feb
1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone as a fossil hunter on the rugged Southern coastland. With the days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists in order to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with the care of his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saorsie Ronan), she cannot afford to turn his offer down. Proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, Mary initially clashes with her unwelcome guest, but despite the difference between their social class and personalities, an intense bond begins to develop, compelling the two woman to determine the true nature of their relationship.
High Ground
nudity, Offensive Language, R16, sexual violence, Violence
Release Date: February 4
Inspired by true events, this 1930s-set action thriller sees Travis (Baker) cross paths with Gutjuk (Nayinggul) years after he saved him from being killed by white men as a child. Together as they track Gutjuk’s uncle who leads a ruthless mob, Travis is forced to trust Gutjuk with Gutjuk now treading a dangerous line between being the friend of a white man while keeping the trust of his people.
RŪRANGI
M
Release Date: February 4
After skipping town a decade ago, transgender activist Caz Davis returns to the remote, politically divided dairy community of Rūrangi, hoping to reconnect with his estranged father, who hasn’t heard from him since before Caz transitioned.
Cast :- Elz Carrad, Arlo Green, Āwhina Rose Henare Ashby, Kirk Torrance, Ramon Te Wake, Sonny Tupu, Aroha Rawson, Renee Lyons, Renée Sheridan
Producer: Craig Fainsborough
Co-Producers: Cole Meyers, Tweedie Waititi, Max Currie, Melissa Nickerson
Created By: Cole Meyers, Oliver Page
Writer: Oliver Page
Music
M, Offensive Language, Violence
Release Date: January 28
MUSIC is a powerful, original, and celebratory artistic statement and the directorial debut of multi-Grammy nominee and internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and pop icon Sia. Sia also co-wrote the screenplay which is based on her own short story.
Zu (Kate Hudson) is a free spirit estranged from her family who suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music (Ziegler), a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. With a history of addiction issues that have challenged her self-worth and reliability, Zu can barely take care of herself and she struggles with the new responsibilities her sister brings. But Music has the watchful loving eye of her local community, and Zu soon learns that life’s obstacles can be made easier with a little help from their neighbour Ebo (Odom Jr.). The musical drama explores the tenuous bonds that hold us together, and imagines a world where those bonds can be strengthened in times of great challenge: love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.