Briar Grace Smith

Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whanau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass, loss of the family land seems imminent and the women’s promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.

Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whanau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass, loss of the family land seems imminent and the women’s promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.

Hemi (Temuera Morrison) ist Hilfsprofessor an einer Universität, an der er sich als Maori oftmals diskriminiert fühlt. Seine Familie besteht aus seiner Frau Margaret (Nicola Kawana), die als Kochbuch-Autorin prämiert wurde, Tochter Rina (Hanna Tevita) und Sohn Glenn (Kahn West). Beinahe alle Familienmitglieder hüten ein Geheimnis und wissen nicht, wie sie es den anderen beibringen sollen. Eines Tages wird die Familie im trauten Heim von einer Bande Gesetzloser, die gerade aus dem Gefängnis ausgebrochen ist, überrascht und terrorisiert. Die Gangster nutzen das Familienhaus als Versteck und wollen es sich so richtig gemütlich machen. Die Gastfamilie ist jedoch auch nicht ganz harmlos, schließlich sind sie kultivierte Kannibalen und immer auf der Suche nach kulinarischen Highlights auf dem heimischen Esstisch...

Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whanau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass, loss of the family land seems imminent and the women’s promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.