HER MAJESTY (2001)

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Drama, Family
• Plot: In this charming and inspirational story, a young girl's unusual friendship with an old woman outcast from society transforms an entire community. As a rural New Zealand town excitedly prepares for a visit from the Queen of England, the townspeople pressure Hira, an elderly Maori woman (Vicky Haughton, Whale Rider), to sell her rickety shack that has long been an embarrassment to the town. No one is more excited to meet the Queen than 13-year-old Elizabeth, but when she meets Hira and hears her compelling stories of her tribe's history and culture, she is forever changed and moved by the old woman's great wisdom and kindness. Now the friendship sends troubling repercussions through the rest of her life and could cost her everything she has long cherished. A touching drama for all ages, this endearing, bittersweet coming-of-age tale about one young girl's struggle for justice will leave you cheering!
• Cast: Sally Andrews, Anna Sheridan, Mark Clare, Alison Routledge, Geoff Snell, Craig Elliott, Patrick Morrison, Todd Emerson, Alexander Gandar, Anton Tennet, Stuart Devenie, Rachel Wallis, Chris Hollyer, Chris Tippett, Virginia Wickham, Paula Keenan, Judy Rankin, Carole Seay, Lyn Jordan, Liddy Holloway, Vicky Haughton, Hercules, Merv Smith, Cameron Smith, Mark Wright, Richard Bennett, John Trevithick, Jan Saussey, David Stott, Tim Bray, Scott Harding, Tim Faville, Michael Howell, Katrina Hobbs, Paul Barrett, Andrew Bolton, Robin Allen, Jamie Dunne, Diana Baker, Maree Wilson, Frank Behrent, Chelsea Martinovich, Renea Crofts, Rebecca Wells, Danielle Benjamin, Kaylee Mills, Zoe Williams, Taiasha Opai, Amy Sands, Hope Hughes, Vicki Withers, Mark J. Gordon
• Director: Mark J. Gordon
• Runtime: 1:45
• Company: Imagine Entertainment
• Media Format: movie