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Finding ʻOhana

2021 · 123 min

A lively family adventure that mixes treasure-hunt thrills with warm lessons about heritage and belonging.

Directed by
Jude Weng
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy
Tagline
Home is where ʻohana is.
Overview
Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, leading them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.

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Directed by
Jude Weng
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • addiction
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour5
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, action, comedy, family
Directed by
Jude Weng
Written by
Christina Strain
Starring
Alex Aiono, Kea Peahu, X Mayo, Kyndra Sanchez, Lindsay Watson, Owen Vaccaro, Kelly Hu, Branscombe Richmond
Cinematography
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Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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