A fictional world in the early 15th century, when a war of attrition rages. Panji, a warrior who has not found peace even though he has avenged his wife's death. He tries to end his life, but his black magic prevents him.
Taratoa Stappard’s brooding debut feature plunges us into the dour moors of 1859 North Yorkshire, where the British Empire’s reach casts long and twisted shadows. Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives in search of family truths, only to find the man who summoned her already dead and no clear path home. Stranded in an unfamilia...