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A Place To Stand

200213mPeter Burger

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Actor Wi Kuki Kaa plays Tiare, a Vietnam War veteran who is dislocated by his experiences of war, and homelessness. He wanders the city streets, collecting ephemera in plastic bags. Nancy Brunning plays his daughter, who, with her own daughter, visits their reluctant koro to convince him to visit his ancestral home. The result is a moving story about a man jolted to find his turangawaewae, and the whanau that helps him get there. (NZ On Screen)

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What is A Place To Stand (2002) about?

Actor Wi Kuki Kaa plays Tiare, a Vietnam War veteran who is dislocated by his experiences of war, and homelessness. He wanders the city streets, collecting ephemera in plastic bags. Nancy Brunning plays his daughter, who, with her own daughter, visits their reluctant koro to convince him to visit his ancestral home. The result is a moving story about a man jolted to find his turangawaewae, and…

Who stars in A Place To Stand?

A Place To Stand stars Grant Tilly (Mr Finch), Wi Kuki Kaa (Tiare), Nancy Brunning (Rose), Sydney Larkins (Hineata), Greg Matetaka (Young Tiare). The film was directed by Peter Burger.

How long is A Place To Stand?

A Place To Stand has a runtime of 13 min and premiered in 2002.

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