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HITCH HIKE

Matthew Saville · New Zealand · Drama · 12 min · 1.7M views

Directed by Matthew J. Saville · Starring Aaron McGregor, Calvin Tuteao, Aidee Walker, Bruce Saville · 2012

A young man hitchhikes across New Zealand in search of his birth mother, and an encounter with an intimidating, heavily tattooed stranger forces him to rethink what family means.

Sweeping New Zealand landscapes frame a tense yet tender roadside encounter about where we truly belong.

A teenager searches for his mother.

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