While playing at the beach with their grandmother, two children witness an Elvis-like man walk out of the sea. They believe he's the "fishman" lover of a female taniwha, Hine Tai. Meanwhile their parents (played by Kirk Torrance and Nancy Brunning) are busy falling apart, and the mysterious man offers words that are either wise or dangerous. Set in a small seaside town, this magical realist fable was written by Briar Grace-Smith (Cousins) and directed by Peter Burger (What Really Happened - Waitangi). It got six nominations at the 2002 NZ TV Awards, and won for Best Drama, and for James Cowley's cinematography.
Edward Scissorhands
1990
7.72/10
Boys Don't Cry
1999
7.401/10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
8.092/10
A History of Violence
2005
7.159/10
Hero
2002
7.503/10
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
2003
7.802/10
Mifune
1999
6.9/10
Brokeback Mountain
2005
7.784/10
Master of His Own Body
1957
6.9/10
Dancer in the Dark
2000
7.859/10
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
6.418/10
Maedeli the Breach
1979
7/10
Dante's Peak
1997
6.217/10
Palm Trees in the Snow
2015
7.372/10
Murdered for Being Different
2017
5.9/10
Head Under Water
2007
5.25/10
Om Shanti Om
2007
7.081/10
Khadak
2006
6/10
Gummadi Narsaiah
2024
0/10
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
7.273/10
