---
title: 'White Lies (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dana Rotberg'
released: '2013-06-27'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'New Zealand'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-lies-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386257/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# White Lies (2013)

2013 · 99 min · Drama · New Zealand


## Synopsis

White Lies - Tuakiri Huna is a 2013 New Zealand film directed by Dana Rotberg and stars Whirimako Black, Antonia Prebble, and Rachel House. It is based on the novella Medicine Woman by Witi Ihimaera. Regarded as an excellent portrayal of colonial oppression in New Zealand, the film deals with the impacts of the Tohunga Suppression Act upon Māori traditions surrounding childbirth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dana Rotberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-rotberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Witi Ihimaera](https://cinepixo.com/people/witi-ihimaera)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alun Bollinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/alun-bollinger)

## Cast

- [Antonia Prebble](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonia-prebble)

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