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Strength of Water, The
New Zealand 2009, 83 minutes
Dir. Armagan Ballantyne
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama
Topics: Indigenous & Minority Cultures.
Aroview: Ten-year-old twins are separated by tragedy in this evocative, gracefully shot debut for dir. Ballantyne, set in a Maori community on the remote West Coast of the South Island.
The strength of the weathered landscape makes an impression above the characterizations, and it offers a relatively detached experience for a film that earnestly deals with child mortality, yet pre-eminent scribe Briar Grace-Smith is always thematically ambitious and doesn't settle for pat resolutions. In attesting Maori values in an isolated community, the film could be seen as a 'sister' film to the box-office hit, BOY.
Member Reviews
Average rating 
(Good Enough). Showing 1-2 of 2 member reviews.
4 stars (Very Good) I enjoyed this more than most of the reviews of it I read suggest I would. It's a little special. ~Barry B
2 stars (Good Try) Excellent photography. ~Tubbs
Reference Links: Strength of Water, TheNZ On Screen film review.
DVD Features
- no extra features
- aspect ratio: 16:9
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- In My Father's Den (2004)
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