
When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated coastal town, 10-year-old twins, Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength to let go of what he loves the most.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated coastal town, 10-year-old twins, Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength to let go of what he loves the most.
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| Herald Sun (Australia)Leigh PaatschActing, cinematography and a beautiful array of stunning open-air locations are all worth the price of admission. |
| The Age (Australia)Jake WilsonThere are more ambitious films around at the moment than The Strength of Water, but it would be a shame if this small gem were forgotten in the Christmas rush. |
| sbs.com.auCraig MathiesonBallantyne is more interested in examining the Maori community's everyday lives, and how they sit in relation to their traditions, than in making political observations. The key notes here are universal, most notably the half-life of grief. |
| User ReviewSarah WFound this movie by accident. The location is where I was brought up and the story is great. Can easily relate to the film. |
| User ReviewGlenn CI happened upon this film having never heard of it before. It tells the story of 10 year old twins (boy & girl) who live on a farm outside of a rural community on the coastline of New Zealand. When the sister dies unexpectedly the brother is faced with a reality he can't possibly comprehend and so he pretends it never happened. The sister's apparition follows him everywhere and as the film progresses the boy must bring himself to let her go. Its a beautiful film that's both tragic and magical. It's haunting premise and wintery setting remind me of Vincent Ward's film Vigil and the two movies are very similar. Hopefully people will hear about this film and see it. Very good. |
| User ReviewLiam PAnother beautiful entry into the film canon of the New Zealand film industry that once again lovingly records the Maori culture. Focusing on the lives of twins, Kimi and Melody, this beautifully made film features two wonderfully charismatic and honest performances from Hato Paparoa and Melanie Mayall-Nahi. Telling the story of a Maori family living in rural New Zealand it touches on many of the social issues confronting the Maori culture without ramming it down the viewer's throat. Well-photographed and really nicely directed, The Strength of Water is a lovely film. It shatters no new boundaries and does tread familiar territory but it does it so well, it matters not. |
| User ReviewSapna SThis is a beautiful New Zealand film. Finally! Not dark, not depressing but life affirming. Of course in the scheme of things someone has to die-as is the case with NZ cinema (Sam Neill called it THE CINEMA OF UNSEASE). Yet this film captures how a child copes with the death of his sister and other issues with gentleness and sweet humour. Also thankfully it is not Maori 101-as some of the bros in the industry say :-) This is the rural life and this is Aotearoa. I recommend it. |
| User ReviewRachel ADrags along with a storyline, which doesnt promise much |
| User ReviewAndrea BThis is about dealing with death, mainly a little kid losing his sister in some accident. it was too long and a bit dull at times. |