By Emma Brooks, Raglan Old School Arts Centre
June Movie: The Ground We Won
Saturday 20 June, 8pm and Sunday 21 June, 4.30pm.
Raglan Old School Arts Centre,
5 Stewart St, Raglan
With great bawdiness and backbone, a rugby team of farmers strive to redeem themselves from a long run of bitter losses. In the face of the hefty demands of farming and fatherhood, the Saturday game becomes the focus of the men’s passions and the ground on which their worth is proved.
***** 5 STARS “Something every Kiwi should watch” – Erin Conroy, Seven Sharp.
***** 5 STARS “I f I see a more effective, provocative or entertaining film from anywhere this year, I ’ll be amazed. ” – Graeme Tuckett, Dominion Post.
**** 4 STARS “The Ground We Won is a visually ravishing record… of a very Kiwi slice of life that mixes the poetic with the prosaic, the everyday with the quasimythological and introduces us to a memorable cast of characters. ” – Peter Calder, NZ Herald.
Documentary, Sport | 1 hr 31mins | M: Offensive language, sexual references,
nudity and content that may offend. | Country of Origin: New Zealand.
Licensed bar and delicious homemade snacks on sale.
Adults $11 , children $6.
Phone 825 0023 to reserve seats, or email info@raglanartscentre.co.nz.