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Uproar is a 2023 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett, and starring Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby and Minnie Driver. The screenplay was written by Bennett and Sonia Whiteman. It relates the story of a 17-year-old boy who is drawn into political activism to stand up for himself, his family and ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Uproar: Directed by Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett. With Minnie Driver, Rhys Darby, Julian Dennison, Craig Hall. A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
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- Drama
- Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
- 2023-10-05
Mar 14, 2024 · Directed by Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch, and cowritten with Sonia Whiteman, Uproar is a busy character-stuffed affair, inspired by co-director Middleditch’s personal story. Characters are divided between the sensitive outsiders who surround Josh and the villainous sort.
Mar 15, 2024 · Uproar offers an authentic portrayal of mixed Māori identity and explores the importance of being a supportive ally. There is pathos and great beauty in Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett’s hilarious coming-of-age story about a 17-year-old boy discovering his sense of identity and social responsibility in a politically divided New Zealand ...
- Stephen Holland
- PG-13
- Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Sep 9, 2023 · Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch co-direct and co-write, along with Sonia Whiteman, the heartwarming, touching, and at moments, hilarious Uproar. Uproar focuses on Josh Waaka (Julian Dennison) who’s trying to figure out who he is and where he belongs in the world.
Uproar is a charming coming of age story with Hunt for the Wilderpeople star Julian Dennison as a mixed-up, mixed-race Maori kid gradually coming to terms with his own identity in the early 1980s.
Nov 30, 2023 · Uproar marks Hamish Bennett’s sophomore feature, co-written with Sonia Whiteman and co-directed with Paul Middleditch. Karl Puschmann praised the film in his four-star review in the NZ Herald, stating, “It is a powerful and emotional one.
