About
Kingi (Mitchell Manuel) is a sultry teenager who encounters domestic violence and racism and veers down a path of petty crime. School ground punch-ups, stealing milk money and shoplifting see him placed under care of a social worker — and eventually Kingi runs out of chances. From writer-director Mike Walker, Kingi's Story tackles Māori youth and the path to delinquency and is based on the lives of a group of boys (including Manuel) who became wards of the state. It is the first part of a loose trilogy that includes Kingpin (1985) and Mark II (1986).
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Kingi (Mitchell Manuel) and his father (Te Whatanui Skipworth) in a scene from Kingi's Story, a film based on the real-life experiences of a group of boys who became wards of the state.
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Kingi (Mitchell Manuel) finds himself in trouble with the police in Kingi's Story, the Television New Zealand/Morrow Productions film based on the writings and real-life experiences of a group of boys who become wards of the State.
Kindly supplied by the Dominion Post
