White Lies (2013)

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Country: New Zealand
Genres: Drama
Release: 2013-11-28
Director: Dana Rotberg
Writers: Dana Rotberg , Witi Ihimaera
Language: Maori | English
Stars: Whirimako Black , Rachel House , Antonia Prebble , Nancy Brunning , Te Waimarie Kessell , Kohuorangi Ta Whara , Elizabeth Hawthorne , Te Ahurei Rakuraku , Tahuri o te Rangi Trainor Tait , Kyle Pryor
Runtime: 99 min
Awards: 3 wins & 9 nominations
AKA: White Lies , The Medicine Woman , White Lies (United Kingdom) , Tuakiri Huna (New Zealand) , White Lies (New Zealand) , White Lies (United States of America)
Plot: White Lies is a story about the nature of identity: those who deny it and those who strive to protect it. Paraiti (Whirimako Black) is a medicine woman. She is the healer and midwife of her rural, tribal people - she believes in life. But new laws are in force prohibiting unlicensed healers. On a rare trip to the city, she is approached by Maraea (Rachel House), the servant of a wealthy woman, Rebecca (Antonia Prebble), who seeks her knowledge and assistance in order to hide a secret which could destroy Rebecca's position in European settler society. If the secret is uncovered a life may be lost, but hiding it may also have fatal consequences. So Paraiti, Maraea and Rebecca become players in a head on clash of beliefs, deception and ultimate salvation.
IMDB:tt2386257