Found this at a film festival purely by accident. I was familiar with the story having grown up in NZ. It's really well done, but this film made me so angry. My plot summary would be as follows:
"Family in the outskirts of Wellington murder one of their own because she is suffering from depression."
Whether they thought they were trying to help or not is irrelevant, they murdered someone because of a religious belief. ISIS do the same. It was such a shame that there was nobody with an education in the room that day.
That aside, the acting was amazing, particular by Kura Forrester (normally a comedienne - so this was a great change of pace for her!). If you get a chance to see it, do so - it's refreshing to see a film that doesn't depict life in New Zealand as perfect.
"Family in the outskirts of Wellington murder one of their own because she is suffering from depression."
Whether they thought they were trying to help or not is irrelevant, they murdered someone because of a religious belief. ISIS do the same. It was such a shame that there was nobody with an education in the room that day.
That aside, the acting was amazing, particular by Kura Forrester (normally a comedienne - so this was a great change of pace for her!). If you get a chance to see it, do so - it's refreshing to see a film that doesn't depict life in New Zealand as perfect.