One Thousand Ropes

One Thousand Ropes is a 2017 New Zealand drama film directed by Tusi Tamasese.^[2] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] It was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.^[4]

One Thousand Ropes
Film poster
Directed by	Tusi Tamasese
Written by	Tusi Tamasese
Produced by	Catherine Fitzgerald
Starring	Uelese Petaia Frankie Adams Beulah Koale Ene Petaia Anapela Polataivao Sima Urale
Cinematography	Leon Narbey
Edited by	Annie Collins
Music by	Tim Prebble
Distributed by	Transmission Films
Release date	10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) (Berlin)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	Samoan
Box office	$133,761[1]

Plot

A Samoan father and his daughter reunite and face their past together.

Cast

• Frankie Adams
• Uelese Petaia
• Beulah Koale
• Ene Petaia
• Anapela Polataivao
• Sima Urale
• Nathaniel Lees

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 100% based on 7 positive critic reviews.^[5]

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of New Zealand submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film