Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents’ house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father’s fury and the strength of Nina’s family ties. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.4/10 | |
Released: | May 2, 1997 | |
Runtime: | 92 min | |
Genres: | Drama Romance | |
Countries: | New Zealand | |
Companies: | NZ on Air New Zealand Film Commission Communicado Productions Village Roadshow Pictures | |
Cast: | Rade Serbedzija Julian Arahanga Aleksandra Vujcic | |
Crew: | Gregor Nicholas Johanna Pigott James Salter | |
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