White Lies - Feature film (2012)
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (NZ)
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A new South Pacific Pictures feature film based on the novella by Witi Ihimaera, author of Whale Rider .
WHITE LIES is a story about the nature of identity: those who deny it and those who strive to protect it.
Paraiti (Whirimako Black) is a Medicine Woman.
She is the healer and midwife of her rural, tribal people – she believes in life. But new laws are in force prohibiting unlicensed healers.
On a rare trip to the city, she is approached by Maraea (Rachel House), the servant of a wealthy woman, Rebecca (Antonia Prebble), who seeks her knowledge and assistance in order to hide a secret which could destroy Rebecca’s position in European settler society.
If the secret is uncovered a life may be lost, but hiding it may also have fatal consequences.
So Paraiti, Maraea and Rebecca become players in a head on clash of beliefs, deception and ultimate salvation.
CREDITS
CAST
WHIRIMAKO BLACK Paraiti
ANTONIA PREBBLE Rebecca Vickers
RACHEL HOUSE Maraea
CREW
PRODUCTION DESIGNER / COSTUME DESIGNER Tracey Collins
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Alun Bollinger
DIRECTOR Dana Rotberg
PRODUCERS John Barnett & Chris Hampson
