The Winter Boy

Will the cold ever end?

A mother tries to comfort her grieving son, but on each attempt her son’s silence becomes more and more deafening. An outing to the local aquarium places further strain on their troubled relationship - until her son finds a reason to let his mother in again.

2010

0h 8min

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Tahei Simpson
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Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu
Jack
Lucy Schmidt
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Staci Taylor
Security Guard 2
Rakai Karaitiana
Father
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Kuia

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