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The Pā Boys
Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 2014
As the poster put it, The Pā Boys is "about 'life, death and fu**ing good music'. The movie follows a band meeting up in Wellington and playing East Coast and Northland pubs, as they head for Cape Reinga. The trio find themselves on a roots journey that's both musical and personal (mateship, whānau, whakapapa). The band are played by actor/singers Francis Kora and Matariki Whatarau, and theatre actor Tola Newbery. Released in cinemas on Waitangi Day 2014, Himiona Grace's first feature won Best Film at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival. The soundtrack debuted at #1 on the local iTunes Soundtrack chart.
What’s a Māori without roots eh?– A line from The Pā Boys trailer
Key Cast & Crew
See all 33 credits
Produced by
Whenua Films
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from the NZ Film Commission, Te Māngai Pāho & the Lottery Grants Board
Developed with the assistance of Te Paepae Ataata Trust
Released with the assistance of Omataroa Rangitaiki No 2 Trust
Music
Songs composed by Himiona Grace and Francics Kora
Closing credits song 'Inspiration' written by Himiona Grace and Francis Kora, performed by Francis Kora
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