Watch Streaming Fish Skin Suit (1970) : Summary Movies While playing at the beach with their grandmother, two children witness an Elvis-like man walk out of the sea. They believe he's the "fishman" lover of a female taniwha, Hine Tai. Meanwhile their parents (played by Kirk Torrance and Nancy Brunning) are busy falling apart, and the mysterious man offers words that are either wise or dangerous. Set in a small seaside town, this magical realist fable was written by Briar Grace-Smith (Cousins) and directed by Peter Burger (What Really Happened - Waitangi). It got six nominations at the 2002 NZ TV Awards, and won for Best Drama, and for James Cowley's cinematography. | ||
Release Date | : | Jan 01, 1970 |
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Genres | : | Fantasy, Drama |
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Production Countries | : | New Zealand |
Casts | : | Rachel Batty, Bub Bridger, Nancy Brunning, Chris Graham, Jacob Rajan, Madeleine Sami, Luke Tarei, Kirk Torrance |
Plot Keywords | : | small town, countryside, absent parent, 2000s |
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