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NEW ZEALAND · 2006

The Water Diary

Jane Campion
Māori and Pacific Cinema drought childhood perspective environmental crisis family survival water scarcity
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Synopsis

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

Year2006
CountryNew Zealand
DirectorJane Campion
MovementMāori and Pacific Cinema
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