One Thousand Ropes

2016

1h 38m

Drama

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When a father reunites with his estranged teenage daughter, he has the opportunity to shape the future of his family.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Really engaging and beautiful and challenging throughout. I like that this film doesn't stick to genre definitions - weighing heavily on horror elements without ever tying itself to horror expectations. I looked at bodies in ways I haven't before. It was inspiring to see images of the city I live in - usually something that pulls you out of a film, or makes the artifice more clear - but in this case it was strengthening, stating plainly that this place deserves to be seen on screen.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Its a powerful drama and with driven-characters with a brilliant Uelese Petaia at the helm of the film. One Thousand Ropes may be a little too enigmatic and guarded for some tastes but Tusi Tamasese does succeed in bringing all the aspects of the story together and conveying the notion that Maea is at a crossroads. The cinematography captured the tension of the film also. Not my cup of tea though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Tusi Tamasese

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Frankie Adams

Ilisa

Uelese Petaia

Maea

Beulah Koale

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Ene Petaia

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Anapela Polataivao

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David Rooney

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It combines melancholy domestic drama with spiritual and supernatural elements, and while the latter could have been more robustly developed, a quiet power accumulates nonetheless.

Feb 12, 2017

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Kate Rodger

Newshub (NZ)

There are many strands to this narrative, all woven together in a gentle and very compelling way.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 14, 2019

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Carmen Paddock

One Room With A View

[One Thousand Ropes] elements of magical realism drive home the long-lasting scars left by cycles of abuse without devolving into sentimentality.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 19, 2019

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Talei Luscia

4:3

... a poignant rendering of a Samoan indigeneity, adrift and unmoored in urban diaspora of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Dec 18, 2017

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Francesca Rudkin

New Zealand Herald

Samoan New Zealand director Tusi Tamasese's second feature, One Thousand Ropes, resonates with the same quiet power and restraint of his award-winning debut, The Orator.

Rated: 4.5/5

Mar 23, 2017

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Liam Maguren

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

One of the most intelligent films to come out of New Zealand and Samoa.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 23, 2017

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Synopsis

When a father reunites with his estranged teenage daughter, he has the opportunity to shape the future of his family.

Director: Tusi Tamasese
Producer: Andrew Mackie
Screenwriter: Tusi Tamasese
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (Australia)
Runtime: 1h 38m