Rūrangi (2020)

Directed by

Max Currie

Genre

drama

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

9.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A trans man returns to his rural New Zealand hometown after a decade away. He reconnects with old friends and family while navigating his identity and past relationships.

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What happens

Rūrangi is a 2020 New Zealand LGBT-related independent drama film directed by Max Currie. The queer and trans-positive drama was written by Cole Meyers and Oliver Page. It stars Elz Carrad in his feature film debut, along with Arlo Green, Kirk Torrance, Awhina-Rose Ashby, Aroha Rawson, Renee Sheridan and Ramon Te Wake. The film had its world premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival on 26 July 2020. It was screened at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco, where it won an Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, and was released to New Zealand theatres on 4 February 2021. All of the trans characters in the film are portrayed by trans actors. The project was initially released as a five-part web series, which was edited into a feature film for international release. The film was later made into a TV series which won Best Short-Form Series at the 50th International Emmy Awards in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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