A great movie

Since I kept hearing really good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Well, first of all, I think it is important to point that, in my opinion, most movies involving kids or teenagers are usually rather uninspired and sugar-coated. In fact, there are honestly usually a waste of time, even for the children who happened to be their target audience. However, there are a few exceptions though and this movie is definitely one of them. Indeed, to start with the story was riveting but the performances (above all by Keisha Castle-Hughes which I hope to see more in the future) were all impressive. Basically, it was a very interesting movie about the clash between tradition and evolution. The best thing about this movie was that it was never condescending and the makers always managed to avoid taking up the easy way avoiding blandness and stereotypes. As a result, they delivered one of the most striking study of teenage anxiety intermingled with a fascinating view of where the Maori culture stands in our modern world. Anyway, to conclude, I really liked this movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre or if you are interested in this subject.