Briar Grace Smith's Critically Acclaimed Feature Adaptation 'Cousins' is in Australian Cinemas Now

Writer-director Briar Grace Smith’s feature film Cousins, an adaptation of the beloved New Zealand novel, opened in Australian cinemas last week. The film was released in New Zealand earlier this year to unwavering critical and audience acclaim. Briar co-directed the feature alongside Ainsley Gardiner.

The film entwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.

Local publications, such as Stuff, said the film was, “one of the most important New Zealand films of the last decade that teaches us of our collective past while leaving us with a glimmer of hope on the horizon of our future.”

Cousins is in limited release in Australia now - find out where it is playing near you here.