The Mountain (2024)

Directed by

Rachel House

Genre

comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Māori girl named Sam wants to reconnect with her culture with help from her friends Mallory and Bronco. She hopes this connection will help cure her cancer.

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What happens

The Mountain is a New Zealand coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Rachel House, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Furniss, based on a story by Furniss. The film is about a young girl named Sam seeking to reconnect with her Māori culture with the help of her friends Mallory and Bronco, while hoping this will cure her cancer. The Mountain had its premiere at the TSB Showplace in New Plymouth on 19 March 2024 and was released in New Zealand by Madman Entertainment on 28 March, and by Hope Runs High on April 24, 2026 in the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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