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Kingi's Story
Television (Full Length) – 1981
Kingi (Mitchell Manuel) is a sultry teenager who encounters domestic violence and racism and veers down a path of petty crime. School ground punch-ups, stealing milk money and shoplifting see him placed under care of a social worker — and eventually Kingi runs out of chances. From writer-director Mike Walker, Kingi's Story tackles Māori youth and the path to delinquency and is based on the lives of a group of boys (including Manuel) who became wards of the state. It is the first part of a loose trilogy that includes Kingpin (1985) and Mark II (1986).
Key Cast & Crew
Mitchell Manuel
Mike Walker
Paul Sutorius
Te Whatanui Skipworth
Gina-Marie Allan
Seiuli Moira Walker
Produced by
Morrow Productions
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