Uproar

About Uproar

A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.

Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch directed Uproar, a 2023 comedy film. It runs 110 minutes and was released in October 2023.

Julian Dennison stars as Josh Waaka, Minnie Driver as Shirley Waaka, Rhys Darby as Brother Madigan, and James Rolleston as Jamie Waaka. Written by Hamish Bennett and Sonia Whiteman. It was produced by Firefly Films.

Members will find apartheid, outsider, rugby, and burning building in it. American members can watch it on Hulu.

Invictus, Gandhi, and Escape from Pretoria make useful companions to Uproar, all filed under racism. It carries a PG-13 rating.