Rima Te Wiata – MRQE

We Were Dangerous

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape the institution for delinquent girls in 1954 New Zealand, however not only are they caught, it triggers a relocation to a facility on a remote island. The duo become a trio as well-to-do Lou joins them, and life on the island takes shape under the command of devout Matron. The trio rail against the system, dubious of the benevolence of the bible and taking refuge in their blossoming friendship. Its hard to reform girls who dont believe they need reforming. However, a sense of doom settles in when experimental forms of punishment take place in the dead of night. Nellie and Daisy plot rebellion, but unexpectedly find themselves at odds with Lou, who is afraid to break the rules.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

Housebound

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she’s forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.

50 Ways of Saying Fabulous

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a good kiwi bloke hes obliged to try. The cows are stubborn and the chores gruelling but Billy finds escape in a fantasy world playing Lana, heroine of his favourite TV show Adventures in Space. Not everyone approves of Billy’s transformation. On the brink of adolescene, he discovers growing up is more complicated than he could ever have imagined.

Send a Gorilla

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The girls and gorillas at a singing telegram company are overworked because it is Valentine’s Day. A series of sub-plots – a sexist disc jockey loses his dog and the girls fine it; one of the girls fights for custody of her child; an aspiring opera singer gets her chance to audition; and evil developer demolishes the telegram company’s offices, etc, which all adds up to a large dose of confusion.