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(September 21, 2025) Original

Release Date:

September 5, 2025

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Mareta, grieving her daughter’s death in the Christchurch quakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.”

Poster Rating: C

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Review: (#1, C) Using a deep pink like this is satisfying in small doses but with it as the sole background color with minimal embellishments makes it glaring. That might bring viewers to the design but the large titular figure in the foreground and the almost caricatures of children in the background make for a disconcerting effect.

Trailer Rating: B

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Review: (#1, B) In the vein of inspirational dramas about teachers shepherding their students through life, the trailer is surprisingly warm. It establishes briefly the tragedy of its lead figure while also presenting them as a champion of the privileged while acknowledging that perhaps they are exceptional but not in the ways their wealth suggests.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

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Posters

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