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Kāinga
Kāinga

Kāinga

Genres

Drama

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Eight Pan-Asian female filmmakers’ powerful anthology film illuminates the immigrant experience in Aotearoa New Zealand through the lives of eight Asian women connected by the house they call home.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 July 2022

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Mya Williamson

Mya Williamson

Aho

Izumi Sugihara

Izumi Sugihara

Mikasa

Patricia Senocbit

Patricia Senocbit

Candy

Eliana Hwang

Eliana Hwang

Soo Young

Sneha Shetty

Sneha Shetty

Parvati

Masoumeh Hesam Mahmoudinezhad

Masoumeh Hesam Mahmoudinezhad

Parisa

Dharshi Ponnampalam

Dharshi Ponnampalam

Vena

Katlyn Wong

Katlyn Wong

Eva

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