
"The power to change, the strength to heal" is the catch phrase for the new film from Tusi Tamasese about family connections, redemption and starting anew. The father of a deeply troubled household that endured tragedy both from without and within, seeks to reconcile with his youngest daughter by making a journey to both symbolically and culturally lay the family "ghosts" to rest.... (Full plot summary below)
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"The power to change, the strength to heal" is the catch phrase for the new film from Tusi Tamasese about family connections, redemption and starting anew. The father of a deeply troubled household that endured tragedy both from without and within, seeks to reconcile with his youngest daughter by making a journey to both symbolically and culturally lay the family "ghosts" to rest.
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| New Zealand HeraldFrancesca RudkinSamoan New Zealand director Tusi Tamasese's second feature, One Thousand Ropes, resonates with the same quiet power and restraint of his award-winning debut, The Orator. |
| 4:3Talei Luscia... a poignant rendering of a Samoan indigeneity, adrift and unmoored in urban diaspora of Aotearoa/New Zealand. |
| Flicks.co.nzLiam MagurenOne of the most intelligent films to come out of New Zealand and Samoa. |
| User ReviewKathleen WReally engaging and beautiful and challenging throughout. I like that this film doesn't stick to genre definitions - weighing heavily on horror elements without ever tying itself to horror expectations. I looked at bodies in ways I haven't before. It was inspiring to see images of the city I live in - usually something that pulls you out of a film, or makes the artifice more clear - but in this case it was strengthening, stating plainly that this place deserves to be seen on screen. |
| User ReviewTuna MIts a powerful drama and with driven-characters with a brilliant Uelese Petaia at the helm of the film. One Thousand Ropes may be a little too enigmatic and guarded for some tastes but Tusi Tamasese does succeed in bringing all the aspects of the story together and conveying the notion that Maea is at a crossroads. The cinematography captured the tension of the film also. Not my cup of tea though. |