Uproar is a heartwarming story about connection and finding your place in the world. Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby-obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide protests. Seventeen-year-old Josh Waaka (Dennison) has never fitted in anywhere and is inspired by the protests and by a newfound passion for performing. A sequence of events sees Josh embrace his community and his whakapapa Māori, taking him and his whānau on a journey towards healing.
In NZ cinemas from 5 October.
We have five double passes to give away to lucky WIFT NZ members!
To be in the draw to win a double pass, click here to watch the trailer and answer the question:
Finish Josh's sentence: "I'm not really a marcher, I'm more of a ...."
Email your answer to office@wiftnz.org.nz by 5pm Monday 2 October. Winners only will be notified, by email.
Produced by Firefly Films (Emma Slade, Roxi Bull and Victoria Dabbs), Caravan Carpark Films (Angela Cudd) and Kingston Productions (Sandra Kailahi), Uproar is directed by award-winning directors Paul Middleditch (Terra Nova, A Cold Summer) and Hamish Bennett (Bellbird), and co-written by Hamish Bennett and Sonia Whiteman with Maria Ines Manchego as DOP.