
Wildflower(2023)
The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.


“Life. Don't ever water it down.”
When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

Charlotte Rampling
Ruth

Marton Csokas
Robert

George Ferrier
Sam

Carlos Muller
Donk

Edith Poor
Nurse Sarah

Tāne Rolfe
James

Cameron Carter-Chan
Shaggas
Carlos Rakete
Haitātaki (Haka)

Maaka Pohatu
Father Matu Williams

Adam Gardiner
House master
Juniper is a drama, comedy film released in 2021. Directed by Matthew J. Saville, it stars Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, George Ferrier. When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
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