Two Cars, One Night
Short Film (Full Length) – 2003
Youngsters Romeo, Ed, and Polly wait in two cars after dark, while their parents are inside drinking. It’s a situation many Kiwis will recognise: cars without parents, outside the pub or rugby club. Soon cross-car rivalry warms to budding friendship. Winning performances, and a tender mix of comedy and romance saw Taika Waititi's tale of a Te Kaha pub carpark become an international hit. Two Cars won a boot-full of awards, launched Waititi’s career, and became only the second New Zealand short to be nominated for an Academy Award. Waititi infamously feigned sleep during the 2005 ceremony.
Sucklucka!– Polly (Hutini Waikato) to Romeo (Rangi Ngamoki)
Key Cast & Crew
Adam Clark
Te Ahiwaru Ngamoki-Richards
Rangi Ngamoki
Hutini Waikato
Taika Waititi
Catherine Fitzgerald
Produced by
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Defender Films
Acknowledgements
Made in association with the Short Film fund of the NZ Film Commission
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