Aroha in the land of forbidden fruit
Gurl
Drama
This short film takes place one frantic night as a beautiful young sex worker waits for her salesman lover to whisk her away from her last night on the strip to live happily ever after. But it’s 1975 and she’s a Māori drag queen. And he’s not the ‘white knight’ he said he was.
Top Cast
Jay Tewake
GURL/Carmen
Mika X.
Older Carmen
Regan Taylor
Ed/Retired All Black
Jackie Clarke
Sapphire
Brady Peeti
Gypsy
Ramon Te Wake
Mystik Ra
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Richie Cattell
Rugby Lad
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Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu
Strap Boy
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Whetū Fala
Whaea
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Danielle Hayes
Terracotta Blade
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Amanduh La Hoare
Lofty Queen
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Amanaki Prescott-Faletau
Mystik Ama
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Rosanna Raymond
Mystik Maiden
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Aaron Ward
White Knight
