The trailer for the highly anticipated local feature film starring Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby and Minnie Driver, Uproar - which will have its nationwide cinema release in October - has been released today.
Hot on the heels of its screening at the revered Toronto International Film Festival next month, Uproar, which opens October, is set to be a movie for all those who enjoyed Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Alongside Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Godzilla vs Kong, Deadpool 2, Paper Planes), Uproar is brought to life by a cast including local legends Rhys Darby (Jumanji, Our Flag Means Death, Trolls, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What we do in the Shadows, Flight of the Conchords, The Boat that Rocked and many more), emerging Aotearoa talent Erana James (The Wilds, Changeover), James Rolleston (Boy, The Dark Horse, The Breaker Upperers, Pork Pie), Academy Award Nominee Minnie Driver and newcomer Jada Fa’atui.
Uproar is a story about connection and finding your place in the world. It tells the tale of 17-year-old Josh Waaka (played by Dennison) and is set in Dunedin in 1981 during a time when the rugby-obsessed country was divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide protests.
Under pressure from home and school to conform, Josh is inspired by the protests and by a newfound passion for performing to find his own voice. A sequence of events sees Josh embrace his community and his whakapapa that takes him and his whānau on a journey towards healing.
