The Mountain (2024)
Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her from the cancer she battles. Along the way she meets some misfits and new kids in town – Mallory, hoping to find friends, any kind of friends - and Bronco who claims to be a runaway from his dad who is too busy to notice him. As they make their way through the difficult “off the beaten track” route, they learn the true spirit of adventure and the magic of friendship.
Primary Title
- The Mountain
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 25 December 2024
Release Year
- 2024
Start Time
- 20 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 50
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her from the cancer she battles. Along the way she meets some misfits and new kids in town – Mallory, hoping to find friends, any kind of friends - and Bronco who claims to be a runaway from his dad who is too busy to notice him. As they make their way through the difficult “off the beaten track” route, they learn the true spirit of adventure and the magic of friendship.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Children, Māori--Drama
- Cancer--Patients--Drama
- Coming-of-age films
- Quests (Expeditions)--Drama
- Taranaki, Mount (N.Z.)--Drama
- Friendship in children--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand
Genres
- Adventure
- Comedy-drama
- Drama
- Family
Contributors
- Rachel House (Director)
- Rachel House (Writer)
- Tom Furniss (Writer)
- Desray Armstrong (Producer)
- Morgan Waru (Producer)
- Carthew Neal (Executive Producer)
- Taika Waititi (Executive Producer)
- Paul Wiegard (Executive Producer)
- Elizabeth Atkinson
- Reuben Francis (Actor)
- Terence Daniel (Actor)
- Troy Kingi (Actor)
- Byron Coll (Actor)
- Fern Sutherland (Actor)
- Sukena Shah (Actor)
- Matt Henley (Director of Photography)
- Cushla Dillon (Editor)
- Carly Turner (Editor)
- Andy McLaren (Production Designer)
- Troy Kingi (Composer)
- Arli Liberman (Composer)
- Piki Films (Production Unit)
- Sandy Lane Productions (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
Subjects
- Children, Māori--Drama
- Cancer--Patients--Drama
- Coming-of-age films
- Quests (Expeditions)--Drama
- Taranaki, Mount (N.Z.)--Drama
- Friendship in children--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand