Rain of the Children

"Some secrets are kept forever..."

Sep 25 2008 N/A 1h 38m
Documentary, Drama

In Rain of the Children, Ward further explores the subject of his earlier film, In Spring One Plants Alone when, as a young film student he travelled to the Ureweras and documented the lives of an elderly Maori woman (Puhi) and her schizophrenic son (Niki).

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Plot

Puhi was chosen at age 12 by the great Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana to marry his son, Whatu, and goes on to have an extraordinary life of hardship and wonder showing her fortitude through life and death struggles, walking between spirit and real world, as she bears and loses all of her thirteen children but one. "Rain of the Children" is a dramatic documentary in which filmmaker Vincent Ward attempts to unravel and recreate the life story of Puhi, who he met in 1978 when she was eighty years old.

Written by

Vincent Ward, Alison Carter, Louis Nowra

Directed by

Vincent Ward

Cast

Harmony Wihapi, Melody Wihapi, Mikaira Tawhara

Crew

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Production Countries

New Zealand

Production Companies

Wayward Films, Forward Films, Vincent Ward Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 9 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
215
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA