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CriticCrunch has 4 James Rolleston titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile.
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Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Dir. Taika Waititi · With James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi
Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden “Dead Lands” and forge an uneasy alliance with a mysterious warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
Dir. Toa Fraser · With James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.
Dir. James Napier Robertson · With Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance
Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.
Dir. Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek · With Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami, Celia Pacquola
