

Kāinga(2022)
Eight Pan-Asian female filmmakers’ powerful anthology film illuminates the immigrant experience in Aotearoa New Zealand through the lives of eight Asian women connected by the house they call home.
Movie: Kāinga
Top 8 Billed Cast
Aho
Mikasa
Candy
Soo Young
Parvati
Parisa
Vena
Eva
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