Celebrity Chef Anita hasn't seen her family for twenty years. That is until her son Michael decides to do some soul searching and track down his aunt.
Acting
Laila Rouass simmers with unspoken regret.
Direction
Urale's patient eye lets silences scream.
Director
Sima Urale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the rare NZ films centering South Asian immigrant experience, directed by a Samoan woman — diaspora storytelling at its most specific.
Laila Rouass trained as a chef for three months; her knife skills in the opening are genuinely hers.
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