Plot Summary
Celebrity Chef Anita hasn't seen her family for twenty years. That is until her son Michael decides to do some soul searching and track down his aunt.
Director
Sima Urale
Writers
Shuchi Kothari
Dianne Taylor
Awards
Qantas Film and Television Awards
Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film - Scott Willis
Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film - Jennifer Ludlam
Plot
Food and love are intertwined in this touching tale
Set against the backdrop of Auckland's multi-cultural southern suburbs, Apron Strings focuses on the lives of two families, across two cultures (Indian and Pākehā). Food and love are intertwined in this touching tale of two mothers who must find the courage to confront the secrets and misunderstandings of the past, in order to set their sons free.
Apron Strings, the debut feature from Sima Urale (Duckrockers, The Brokenwood Mysteries), is a parallel story of two families and two cultures set in suburban Otahuhu, South Auckland. At the heart of the story are three women whose lives and livelihoods revolve around food.
About
A tender yet complicated relationship between mother and child
Hard working Lorna must not only deal with her unemployed stay-at-home son Barry and his chronic gambling addiction, but also reckon with a tragic past that haunts them both. For the stylish and beautiful Anita, the host of her own TV cooking show, everything comes to a head when her son Michael decides to meet her estranged sister Tara, and delve into a past that she cannot bear to face. And for the more traditional Tara, Michael’s arrival in her life opens up old wounds that challenge her seemingly peaceful life as a spinster.
A character driven story, Apron Strings delves into the tender yet complicated relationship between mother and child. Sometimes, in order to grow and forge new connections, old apron strings have to be cut loose.