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  • Maui's Hook (2018)
  • 90 min | Documentary
Maui's Hook (2018)
90 min | Documentary
Five grieving families discuss how suicide has effected them as they travel together up Te Ika-a-Maui to Cape Reinga, stopping at various marae on the way. Meanwhile, a young man deals with feelings of despair and suicidal ideation.
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Director
Paora Joseph
Producer
Karen Te O'Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble (producer) (as Karen Waaka)
Cinematographers
Bevan Crothers | Maria Ines Manchego
Editor
Gareth Dick
Casting Director
Renae Maihi
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Release date
Jul 28, 2018 (New Zealand)
Awards
1 win

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3 cast members
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