The Whole of the Moon

Teen actors Nikki Si'ulepa and Toby Fisher won acclaim in Ian Mune's fourth feature as director. Si'ulepa plays a Samoan street kid who meets a well-off white teen, when both are facing mortality in a hospital ward. The co-production between NZ and Canada (where it debuted on cable TV) won over critics in both nations. "Si'ulepa dominates the camera and the action with a natural authority", raved Metro. Moon scooped the gongs at the 1996 TV Guide Awards (including for originating screenwriter Richard Lymposs); and won notice at Berlin and Giffoni film festivals.

Writer/director Ian Mune skilfully avoids excessive or too-predictable playing of the heartstrings by offering two characters who have just enough emotional edge and anger to keep the inevitable interesting.

– Critic John Haslett Cuff, in the Toronto Globe and Mail

Key Cast & Crew

Murray Newey

Producer

Richard Lymposs

Original Story, Writer

Toby Fisher

As: Kirk Mead

Waka Attewell

Cinematographer

Nikki Si'ulepa

As: Marty

Ian Mune

Director, Writer