Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo Jury Prize - Best Feature Film 2003 · Winner
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2004 · Nominated
Academy Award Actress in a Leading Role 2003 · Nominated
Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim...
