One Thousand Ropes is a 2017 New Zealand drama film directed by Tusi Tamasese.[2] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[4]

One Thousand Ropes
Film poster
Directed byTusi Tamasese
Written byTusi Tamasese
Produced byCatherine Fitzgerald
StarringUelese Petaia
Frankie Adams
Beulah Koale
Ene Petaia
Anapela Polataivao
Sima Urale
CinematographyLeon Narbey
Edited byAnnie Collins
Music byTim Prebble
Distributed byTransmission Films
Release date
  • 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) (Berlin)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageSamoan
Box office$133,761[1]

Plot

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A Samoan father and his daughter reunite and face their past together.

Cast

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Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 100% based on 7 positive critic reviews.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "One Thousand Ropes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ "'One Thousand Ropes': Film Review Berlin 2017". Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Panorama 2017 Programme Complete". Berlinale. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Oscars 2018: One Thousand Ropes named as NZ's foreign language contender". Stuff. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ^ "One Thousand Ropes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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