The Strength of Water takes place in a small Maori community on the north coast of New Zealand. Director Armagan Ballantyne uses local inhabitants instead of professional actors, lending the film an authenticity that befits the beautiful and raw nature.
This is a film about grief and sorrow, about how a family copes with the loss of a dear one. It is also a warm film about moving on, not in the physical sense of a road-movie, we are talking inner travel. These people stay put and move on the spot. However, their moods are effectively underscored by the stunning surroundings as well as heavy skies and rain, all to the credit of the director and the photographer.
Ola Lund Renolen
The Strength of Water
SHOWS
ORIGINAL TITLE
The Strength of Water
ENGLISH TITLE
The Strength of Water
SELECTION: Cinerama
COUNTRY: New Zealand
LANGUAGE: English
SUBTITLES: Danish
PROD. YEAR: 2009
RUNNING TIME: 89 minutes
DIRECTOR: Armagan Ballantyne
WRITER: Briar Grace-Smith
PRODUCER: Fiona Copland, Karl Baumgartner, Raimond Goebel
PHOTO: Bogumil Godfrejow
PRODUCTION: Filmwork Ltd
CAST: Nancy Brunning, Melaine Mayall-Nahi, Hato Paparoa, Isaac Barber, Mick Innes, Pare Paseka
FILMOGRAFI
| 06. mars | 16:00 | Nova 5 |  |
| 07. mars | 16:00 | Nova 2 | |
| 09. mars | 19:00 | Nova 4 | |
ORIGINAL TITLE
The Strength of Water
ENGLISH TITLE
The Strength of Water
SELECTION: Cinerama
COUNTRY: New Zealand
LANGUAGE: English
SUBTITLES: Danish
PROD. YEAR: 2009
RUNNING TIME: 89 minutes
DIRECTOR: Armagan Ballantyne
WRITER: Briar Grace-Smith
PRODUCER: Fiona Copland, Karl Baumgartner, Raimond Goebel
PHOTO: Bogumil Godfrejow
PRODUCTION: Filmwork Ltd
CAST: Nancy Brunning, Melaine Mayall-Nahi, Hato Paparoa, Isaac Barber, Mick Innes, Pare Paseka
FILMOGRAFI
2008
The Strength of Water
