Summary Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties. View more details
Directed : Gregor Nicholas
Written : James Salter Gregor Nicholas Johanna Pigott
Stars : Marton Csokas Rade Serbedzija Aleksandra Vujcic Julian Arahanga
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Sep 18, 1996
Countries of origin : New Zealand
Language : English Japanese Serbo-Croatian Maori
Filming locations : Auckland, New Zealand
Production companies : Village Roadshow Pictures New Zealand Film Commission Communicado Productions
Summary Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Sep 18, 1996
Countries of origin : New Zealand
Language : English Japanese Serbo-Croatian Maori
Filming locations : Auckland, New Zealand
Production companies : Village Roadshow Pictures New Zealand Film Commission Communicado Productions
