Flicks, Steve Newall
Iconic in Aotearoa’s popular, musical and political culture, local legends Herbs get their incredibly-deserved documentary dues here, in this relentlessly watchable and deeply personal pic directed by Tearepa Kahi.
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Herbs: Songs of Freedom
Documentary on legendary New Zealand reggae group, Herbs. Celebrates the men from different islands in the South Pacific who gave voice to a generation and the issues of the time through their iconic music.
2019Rating: PG, Violence & offensive language91 minsNew Zealand
DocumentaryMusic
- Director:
- Tearepa Kahi ('Poi E: The Story of Our Song', 'Mt Zion')
Herbs: Songs of Freedom / Reviews
New Zealand Herald
Whether you're just familiar with Sensitive to a Smile or the entire Herbs back catalogue, you're going to be singing Herbs' songs for days after watching this film.
Full reviewStuff
This is a funny, elegiac, moving, necessary and quietly triumphant film. It may just be my new favourite New Zealand music doco ever.
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