Whina

Whina (2022)

The mother of the nation.

The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.

Date of release
2022-06-23
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Zealand

Whina is a New Zealand biographical film about the life of Whina Cooper. Directed by James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones, and written by Robertson, Jones and James Lucas, the film stars Rena Owen, Miriama McDowell and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne as Cooper in different stages of her life.

Production

Whina was written by James Lucas, James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones, and directed by Robertson and Jones.

Initial production on the film began in the early 2010s.

Initially, the film had a planned shooting schedule of only one month. However, delays due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in New Zealand meant shooting took almost six months.

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