78%User score 78 percent
Finding Nemo
2003 · Animation · Family
User Score
452 votes
In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future.
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
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CinemaSerf
February 13, 2026
In a cinematic world where tens of millions can be dropped on big names, endless CGI and mediocre writing it’s nice to come across something that strips back the story and the characterisations to something more natural. This is one such film. The Whangara people have lived their way, in their community, since long before New Zealand came into being as a nation and all based on the legend of “Paikea” and his chieftai…
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