A brilliant business lawyer, Laura is about to become a partner. For that, she must return to the small tropical island where she grew up, and convince her childhood friend, Chip, to replace her billionaire grandfather at the head of the company he created. Not at all interested, Chop offers Laura a deal: for every moment of fun or relaxation she can afford, he will read a page...
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...