Kingi's Story is a 1982 New Zealand television film. It is about a Maori teenager in prison reflecting on his past. It's based on the experiences of teenage wards of the state. It aired on One on 23 May. At the 1982 Prague Internationa TV festival it won an international press award. It was followed by Kingpin.
Lead actor Mitchell Manuel later wrote of the production "It's perhaps hard to imagine the problems making a 50 minute television drama in 1981, with a lead role for a Māori character, an actor with no experience, and a director with little feature length or TV experience".
Cast Mitchell Manuel as Kingi Gina-Marie Allan as Sharon Te Whatanui Skipworth as Kingi's Father Moira Walker as Kingi's Mother Martyn Sanderson as Teacher Adele Chapman as Jillian James McFarlane as School Principal Prue Langbein as Social Worker Roger Page as Drunk
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Kingi's Story on NZ On Screen