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One Thousand Ropes
One Thousand Ropes

One Thousand Ropes

Round by the past. Released by forgiveness.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Samoan

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

23 March 2017

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Frankie Adams

Frankie Adams

Ilisa

Lagi Farani

Lagi Farani

Eva

Beulah Koale

Beulah Koale

Molesi

Nathaniel Lees

Nathaniel Lees

Henry Pasi

Helen Pearse Otene

Helen Pearse Otene

Midwife

Ene Petaia

Ene Petaia

Debt

Uelese Petaia

Uelese Petaia

Maea

Anapela Polataivao

Anapela Polataivao

Dorothy

Sima Urale

Sima Urale

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