Uproar

Uproar (2023)

Follow your heart. Find your voice.

A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.

Date of release
2023-10-05
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Zealand

Uproar is a 2023 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett, and starring Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby and Minnie Driver. The screenplay was written by Bennett and Sonia Whiteman. It relates the story of a 17-year-old boy who is drawn into political activism to stand up for himself, his family and his future. Uproar was released to critical acclaim.

Production

Uproar is loosely based on Paul Middleditch's own personal experiences as a teenager growing up in Wellington during the 1980s. He described the film as a "pretty personal project for me... Like Josh (Dennison) I was the awkward kid with glasses – an outsider with a passion for art and film in a sport obsessed school, trying to figure out my path." Cast member Julian Dennison, who is of mixed Ngāi Takoto and Pākehā/European New Zealander descent,…

The movie was filmed in Dunedin over a period of 26 days. Māori groups were involved in the performance and filming of haka (war dance) scenes.

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