Pluskylang Great Film overall

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

joannmwoodward I really don't understand the harsh reviews! In my opinion, this is a beautifully done film. It is a heart breaking story, but also such an interesting insight into Maori culture and spirituality. I thought the actors did an amazing job with the dramatic reenactments. Give it a watch, it's worth it!

Mark This documentary only gets 5.3 stars on IMDb, I give it 9 stars. It is probably one of the best and most disturbing documentaries I've ever watched.There is a lot of very good reenacted scenes, not easy to do unless you have superb actors and a great director. Which this movie has an abundance of.It also has a lot of footage of the actual people who were involved in the investigation and trial of this tragic event. Their incite is very important and is well balanced. This was not sensationalized but really digs into what happened. It is hard to watch for sure, but without really getting a sense of what Janet really endured, along with this poor family, it would not serve any of them well.I encourage you to try to not jump to quick judgment on these folks, that is what most of us do when we do not understand cultures different than our own, or people we really no little of.

misscath-02668 Very sad story about a woman who was severely mentally ill and being treated for some sort of Maori curse or possession. Did no one in this family think to call a doctor or psychologist when she kept getting worse? Praying over someone is fine but it's not enough, if they are having hallucinations. What was the sense of forcibly holding her in the shower under cold water? She was in danger from the beginning and this family killed her.

kiwaussie Found this at a film festival purely by accident. I was familiar with the story having grown up in NZ. It's really well done, but this film made me so angry. My plot summary would be as follows:"Family in the outskirts of Wellington murder one of their own because she is suffering from depression."Whether they thought they were trying to help or not is irrelevant, they murdered someone because of a religious belief. ISIS do the same. It was such a shame that there was nobody with an education in the room that day.That aside, the acting was amazing, particular by Kura Forrester (normally a comedienne - so this was a great change of pace for her!). If you get a chance to see it, do so - it's refreshing to see a film that doesn't depict life in New Zealand as perfect.