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What we saw at Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival: week one

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A Palme d’Or winner, the Jacinda Ardern documentary, cage fighting in Kaikohe and more – reviewed. It Was Just an Accident The Civic was buzzing on opening night of the New Zealand International Film Festival and few films could’ve justified the packed house like It Was Just an Accident. Hailed by festival director Paolo Bertolin as the first truly deserving Palme d’Or winner in years, the Iranian drama delivers a taut and affecting meditation o…

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What we saw at Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival: week one

A Palme d’Or winner, the Jacinda Ardern documentary, cage fighting in Kaikohe and more – reviewed. It Was Just an Accident The Civic was buzzing on opening night of the New Zealand International Film Festival and few films could’ve justified the packed house like It Was Just an Accident. Hailed by festival director Paolo Bertolin as the first truly deserving Palme d’Or winner in years, the Iranian drama delivers a taut and affecting meditation o…

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