Synopsis
The arrival of the South African rugby team sets off nationwide protests against apartheid and racism. Josh Waaka, a 17-year-old of mixed race who has been a passive bystander all his life, is suddenly forced to stand up for himself, his whānau, or family, and his future.
Metrics
Movie Details
| New Zealand Releases: |
October 5th, 2023 (Limited) |
| Video Release: |
April 23rd, 2024 by Breaking Glass Pictures |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, strong language, some violence and a crude gesture.
(Rating bulletin 2822 (cert #54860), 2/21/2024) |
| Running Time: |
110 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age, Single Parent, Interracial Child, Set in New Zealand, 1980s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: |
New Zealand |
| Languages: |
English, Maori |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2023/10/06 |
4 |
$121,042 |
|
108 |
$1,121 |
$121,042 |
1 |
| 2023/10/13 |
2 |
$75,670 |
-37% |
113 |
$670 |
$231,911 |
2 |
| 2023/10/20 |
4 |
$50,312 |
-34% |
109 |
$462 |
$304,942 |
3 |
| 2023/10/27 |
5 |
$27,093 |
-46% |
100 |
$271 |
$356,561 |
4 |
| 2023/11/03 |
5 |
$25,209 |
-7% |
89 |
$283 |
$393,885 |
5 |
| 2023/11/10 |
6 |
$18,879 |
-25% |
68 |
$278 |
$435,535 |
6 |
| 2023/11/17 |
10 |
$15,755 |
-17% |
55 |
$286 |
$454,074 |
7 |
| 2023/11/24 |
11 |
$6,217 |
-61% |
37 |
$168 |
$468,106 |
8 |
| 2023/12/01 |
- |
$1,153 |
-81% |
19 |
$61 |
$481,128 |
9 |
| 2023/12/08 |
- |
$988 |
-14% |
13 |
$76 |
$492,041 |
10 |
| 2023/12/15 |
- |
$18 |
-98% |
4 |
$5 |
$486,385 |
11 |
| 2023/12/22 |
- |
$6 |
-67% |
2 |
$3 |
$500,752 |
12 |
| 2024/06/28 |
- |
$123 |
|
1 |
$123 |
$487,462 |
39 |
| 2024/07/12 |
- |
$123 |
|
1 |
$123 |
$487,612 |
41 |
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