Whina

"The mother of the nation."

A biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion the rights of Maori, and fight for the land - all the while staying true to her heart and her beliefs.

Genre: Drama

Actor: Rena Owen, Miriama McDowell, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, James Rolleston, Vinnie Bennett, Erroll Shand, Jayden Daniels, Richard Te Are, Sarah Valentine, Wayne Hapi

Director: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones

Country: New Zealand

Type: movie

Duration: 1h 52m

Release: 2022

Rating: 8.7

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