Category: Movies SORRY SOLD OUT: Movie- UPROAR (7.30pm) SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING

FULL HOUSE – NO SEATS FOR THIS SESSION AVAILABLE

SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING

Follow your heart. Find your voice. 

World Premiere September 2023 in the Special Presentation segment of TIFF.

Festival programmer Jane Schoettle applauded Dennison’s charismatic performance. “Directors Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch intelligently frame his character’s coming of age through the country’s own growing pains and acknowledgement of racial identities. With wit and wisdom, Uproar offers a cheering call to action and a reminder to live as your true self, even if it sometimes gets in the way.”

Julian Dennison stars in UPROAR

UPROAR is a moving and heartwarming story about connection and finding your place in the world. It is the story of 17-year-old Josh Waaka (played by Julian Dennison). Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby-obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide protests. Under pressure from home and school to conform, Josh, who has never felt like he fits in anywhere, is inspired by the protests and by a newfound passion for performing to find his own voice. A sequence of events sees Josh embrace his community and his whakapapa Māori, taking him and his whānau on a journey towards healing.

Directors(s): Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett

Cast: Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Erana James, James Rolleston, Minnie Driver

2023 | M Violence & Offensive Language 110 mins | NZ | Firefly Films, Kingston Film Productions Ltd, Caravan Carpark Films


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Due to our small capacity we recommend that reserves are made using the web reservation system as shown below.

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There is a café with juice, Bundaberg drinks, popcorn plus yummy food on sale. Most sessions are licensed with wine, cider and beer available.

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From 15 minutes before the start they will be resold if the session is full.

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