They were a people with mana, pride. People with spirit.
If my spirit can survive living with you for 18 years, then I can survive
anything.
Maybe you taught me that "
This monologue deeply shocked me back then. No matter what kind of hardships you have experienced, if you want to, you can still live with courage. The declaration of this moment, like the dazzling sunshine that penetrates into the dungeon, sweeps away all the suffering of the past with hope and determination.
Australia's little-known indigenous Maori people are shrouded in the dark life of domestic violence all day long. At the end of the film, after watching the tragic reality, it still gives an inspiring and warm ending.
Beth Heke -- Mother
Jake "the Muss" Heke -- Father
Grace Heke – Elder sister
Nig Heke – Elder brother
Boogie Heke – Less elder brother
Polly Heke, Huata Heke – Younger brother and sister
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