White Lies

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Audience Member When she was young, white soldiers killed Paraiti's grandfather and their entire village. She was struck by a burning torch and left for dead. Now an elder medicine woman and midwife in a Maori village in New Zealand, the white man's laws are preventing her from healing the people who come for care. A visit to town and a request to come to the house of a rich white woman starts a chain of events that speak volumes about race, class and gender. White Lies, based on a novel by Whale Rider writer Witi Ihimaera, does all this in a beautifully filmed quiet but intense drama between three women. The acting is superb. Highly recommended, for men too. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review J. D "White Lies" is a New Zealand film about the damages, both overt and covert, wrought by oppression, but it is also about the deep spirituality and strength of roots and identity. Whirimako Black's performance as Paraiti, a Maori healer is quietly powerful. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/21 Full Review Audience Member absolutely loved it, serious, sad Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/21 Full Review Audience Member Se trata de una cinta fabulosa con una fotografía exquisita, actuaciones dignas y con una trama que ahonda en cuestiones tales como la identidad, las fronteras y el racismo recalcitrante de inicios del siglo XX (no mencionaré la maternidad puesto que a mi vista no es un tema central: Rebeca no desarrolla ese sentimiento por el producto de su vientre). Sin dudarlo, es un film donde Dana Rotberg, directora mexicana, demuestra un gran respeto por el cine, y eso lo agradezco enormemente, mucho más, estando sumergida en un entorno de producciones lamentables y desinteresadas por este arte. En una palabra: ¡sensacional! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Starts off with an interesting premise then just goes downhill with annoying scenes Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This film is based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera, who also wrote "The Whale Rider." A Maori medicine woman-midwife-herbalist is asked by a Maori servant lady to help her white mistress who is pregnant and "needs" end the pregnancy before her husband arrives back from his trip abroad. This is the framework for this film centered around 3 strong women characters. It is a challenging film. Some of the issues it addresses colonialism, identity loss, and motherhood. The film revolves primarily around three willful women played beautifully by Maori singer Whirimako Black as the Maori medicine woman, Rachel House as the Maori servant woman, and Antonia Prebble as the white mistress. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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