THE STRENGTH OF WATER

By Armagan BALLANTYNE

NZ FILM - NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION - as FIN

Drama - Completed 2008

This debut feature from award-winning filmmaker Armagan Ballantyne premiered in Rotterdam and Berlin in February, and is our first collaboration with producer Karl Baumgartner since Whale Rider.

    • Year of production
    • 2008
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • NEW ZEALAND
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 86 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Armagan BALLANTYNE
    • Writer(s)
    • Briar GRACE-SMITH
    • Producer(s)
    • Fiona COPLAND (Filmworks), Karl BAUMGARTNER, Raimond GOEBEL
    • Synopsis
    • When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated costal town, 10 year old twins, Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength to let go of what he loves the most.
    • Partners & financing
    • NZ-Germany co-production from Filmwork and Pandora Film in association with the NZ Film Commission, Filmstiftung NRW, NZ ON air and Perceptual Engineering