Turangawaewae / A Place to Stand

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Title

Turangawaewae / A Place to Stand

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Actor Wi Kuki Kaa (1938 - 2006) 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 (old man) to convince him to visit his ancestral home. The result is a moving story about a man jolted to find his turangawaewae (place to stand), and the whanau that helps him get there. Directed by Peter Burg...

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Video

Date created

2003

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/turangawaewae-2003

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vietnam vet / returned services association / koro / turangawaewae / cannes / homeless / marae / soldiers / vietnam war / te reo / wi ku / homelessness

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