Movie review: Cousins
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Dominic Corry is an entertainment writer and film critic based in Los Angeles.@DominicCorry
The very different lives of three Māori women play out non-linearly in this important and impactful adaptation of Patricia Grace's 1992 novel.
Jumping around between multiple time periods, with three actors portraying each character, Cousins
tells the story of Makareta, Mata and Missy.
Makareta (played in contemporary scenes by Briar Grace-Smith, who co-directed the film alongside Ainsley Gardner, heretofore best known for producing Taika Waititi's early films) describes herself at one point as "the spoiled one" but has led a life of self-determination and activism following a childhood as the princess of the family.