Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Vowell
Cast: Sophie Henderson, Jarod Rawiri, Stephen Lovatt, Jahalis Ngamotu,
Writers: Sophie Henderson
Rating: R15 (NZ)
Run Time: 82 min
Synopsis
Tania thinks she is Maori. She works the graveyard
shift at a petrol station saving money so she can take
her brother, Pi, to Surfers to find their Dad.
When Pi goes away to pick kiwifruit, Tania is left by herself
to plan for their trip. Dean, the overzealous regional
manager, arrives to keep an eye on her boss Rog, but he has
his eye on Tania too. When Dean questions Tania's
culture and who her family is, she starts to piece together
the truth and realises she must save her brother and bring him
home. But one night a cheeky little bird ruins everything and Tania
pays the ultimate price for being a hero.
Directed by Curtis Vowell, Fantail is a charming and heartfelt New
Zealand story about where we belong, that both embraces and
critiques our culture. A peek into the sometimes
sweet, sometimes bitter, often eccentric late night world of a
petrol station.