Uproar
95
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A half-Māori 17-year-old is forced off the sidelines to stand up for himself, his family, and his identity in 1980s New Zealand.
Why watch: Julian Dennison of Hunt for the Wilderpeople, back where he belongs.
Cast
Julian Dennison as Josh Waaka
Minnie Driver as Shirley Waaka
Rhys Darby as Brother Madigan
James Rolleston as Jamie Waaka
Erana James as Samantha
Ihaka Kelly as Wayne
Mabelle Dennison as Tui
Jada Fa’atui as Grace Ioane
Aleni Tufuga as Mr. Ioane
Craig Hall as Drybergh
Mark Mitchinson as Principal Slane
Milo Cawthorne as Kenneth
Byron Coll as Bullivant
Hannah Marshall as Deborah
Ascia Maybury as Mrs. MacMenigall
Crew
Paul Middleditch — Director
Hamish Bennett — Director
Hamish Bennett — Writer
Sonia Whiteman — Writer
Emma Slade — Producer
Sandra Kailahi — Producer
Angela Cudd — Producer
Maria Ines Manchego — Director of Photography
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