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Caterpillar

When memory begins to fade, love is put to the test.

Set in 2003, three generations live under one leaky Wellington roof, each on the brink of change. Sixteen-year-old Cassie hides her vulnerability behind bravado and drifts into risky territory. Her mother Maxine, 52, a single-mother filmmaker, finally gets a greenlight if she can land a star. Huia, 80, has devoted her life to family and raising monarch caterpillars, dreaming of Mexico's butterfly migration. When Huia's mind starts to fail, the family is thrown into chaos, testing whether the maternal line can hold together.

Original title
Caterpillar
Genre
Drama
Director
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Cast
Marta Dusseldorp, Lisa Harrow, Anais Shand, Kirimaia Noel, Matt Whelan, Matty Rockel, Tanea Heke, Cohen Holloway, Tara Canton
Country
New Zealand
Studios
Miss Conception Films, New Zealand Film Commission
Language
en
Year
2026
Duration
97
Release date
2026-05-14
TMDB
0.000 · 0 votes
Status
Released

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