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We Were Dangerous
Film (Trailer) – 2024
In 1954, shipped off to a rugged outpost island, Nellie (Erana James), Daisy (Manaia Hall), and Lou (Nathalie Morris) are interned at Te Motu School for Incorrigible and Delinquent Girls. Their life becomes a strict regime of lessons in etiquette and obedience under the rule of a devout matron (Rima Te Wiata). When a doctor arrives, administering punishment under the guise of medical care, the girls spark a plan to escape. We Were Dangerous is the directorial debut of Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu. Premiering at SXSW, it won the Special Jury Award, and praise for its "spirited and affecting tale of female rebellion".
After all, We Were Dangerous isn’t a doom-laden exposé about a specific episode of female dehumanization. It’s a hopeful — sometimes borderline exuberant — rallying cry for girls to stick together across the various divides that people use to disempower them.– Reviewer David Ehrlich, IndieWire website, 8 March 2024
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Acknowledgements
Made in association with the NZ Film Commission and Fit Via Vi
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