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Kūkini

2024 · 26 min

A tense, earnest sprint through a historical landscape, driven by urgency and the weight of a message that could change everything.

Overview
At the turn of the 18th century in the Hawaiian Kingdom, a man must outrun a mob of warriors to return to his family and deliver a message that could change the course of an ongoing war.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • war
  • loyalty
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Mitchel Merrick, Paula Fuga
Written by
Paula Fuga
Starring
Danielle Zalopany, David Tu'itupou, Elijah Akana, Elijah McShane, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, Ioane Goodhue, Kaira Moniz
Cinematography
Gerard Elmore
Runtime
26 min

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