Naming Number Two

2006

Comedy / Drama

IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 625 625

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Plot summary

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...

Director

Toa Fraser Photo
Toa Fraser

Top cast

Antony Starr Photo
Antony Starr as Shelly
Nathan Meister Photo
Nathan Meister as Tolkien Enthusiast
Michelle Ang Photo
Michelle Ang as Grace
Tuva Novotny Photo
Tuva Novotny as Danish Maria
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
824.15 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.49 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by u2one 2 / 10

No.2

This is quite possibly the worst NZ film I have ever seen... I am all for supporting NZ film industry, but I have not felt so let down by a feature before. The acting was mediocre, the story line was all but non existent and it only saving grace was the song... and we didn't even hear all of that!!! Technically, the film was fine, good cinematography and great on location shots, but the lack of storyline just made all the good things fade. The star of the show was definitely "Crispy", although we thought the body double used for "Crispy-Crispy" was a little heavy set! Harsh I know, but I think fair! Sorry Toa... but you'll have to do better than that!
Reviewed by charleswilliamsmith5 8 / 10

A Beautiful and Touching Picture

I've seen recent reviews of lacking a firm storyline - however I beg to differ. I really liked this film because it was so simplistic to understand, but yet portraying strong themes of a foreign/traditional family living in New Zealand. Additionally, the family as depicted in the film can be seen as being dysfunctional, this factor can reinforce our understanding of the film if one has been exposed to such kind of a family. Anyhow, I must praise the performances of the actors/actresses and in particular Ruby Dee - for instance, when I first viewed the film I though the Dee was a Fijian actress! It came to great shock when I discovered that she was in fact American! In conclusion, I would like to say that I very much enjoyed this little film, it is funny, touching and passionate. If anyone has the chance to watch this film, then DO IT! It isn't to be missed! Out
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