Moriori – a true story
This remarkable film traces the final impact which both races had on the indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands. Moriori were a peaceful people who vowed never to take up arms against another human being. They were capable of defeating the invaders, but chose not to.
Drawing inspiration from Michael King's seminal book Moriori, The Feathers of Peace br...
Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left
二十世纪三十年代的一片海滩上,12岁的杰夫幻想着种种美妙奇遇。但在遇见菲尔波之后,他认识到了幻想与现实间的差别。杰夫克罗姆相信世上确有奇迹。在孩提时代的最后一个完美夏季,在自己生活的这片海滩上,他每天都会看到奇迹发生。
他把父亲的告诫当作耳旁风,与菲尔波结下了友谊。菲尔波是个奇特、瘦弱、神秘的孩子,怀抱着一个远大的抱负:成为奥运会冠军。
菲尔波接受了一项无望获胜的挑战,要在海滩上与人赛跑,杰夫想尽了办法——增强体质,力量训练,调整饮食,甚至祷告,希望能帮助他赢得比赛。
可是菲尔波对这些东西不屑一顾,认定自己可以创造奇迹赢得胜利。
杰夫是那样坚定地相信菲尔波的奇迹真会出现,原本生活中的一切——家人,邻里,还有童年的那些纯真梦想,都变得不再重要。
TWENTY ONE POINTS is a light-hearted and eccentric buddy movie between a grown man, his imaginary friend, and his Mum. Set over a single day in suburban New Zealand.
A boy wrestles to resurrect his family's buried dream. Clinging to the memory of his father who never returned from the war, a boy suffers the moods of his shell shocked uncle. But when he uncovers a buried family legacy, the boy takes over his father's mantel in an effort to make his family happy once more.