No. 2

Name: No. 2
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006-02-16
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Ruby Dee, Mia Blake, Rene Naufahu, Miriama McDowell, Taungaroa Emile

IMDb ID: tt0452345 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.5 (624 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFinland: No. 2 (DVD Title)
United Kingdom: No. 2
Greece: No. 2 (cable TV title)
Hungary: Az utód
Sweden: Fiji Drive No. 2
Norway: Fiji Drive No. 2 - Festens hemmelighet
World-wide: Naming No. 2 (English, alternative spelling)
United States: Naming Number Two
Finland: No 2 (TV Title)
Finland: Nr 2 (Swedish, TV Title)
New Zealand: Number 2 (English, Working Title)
New Zealand: Number Two (English, Working Title)
Poland: Numer 2
Russia: Номер 2
Naming No. 2Content RatingPGRelease Date2006-02-16Runtime94 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews14Critic Reviews14Countries / RegionsNew ZealandLanguagesEnglishKeywordsperiod in title
punctuation in title
three word title
smoking
pictureFilming LocationsAuckland Region, New ZealandProduction CompaniesNumero Films Ltd.
Southern Light FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452345/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0452345.jpgUpdated At2025-11-01T02:49:07

Directors

Toa Fraser

Writers

Toa Fraser

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ruby Dee | Character: Nanna Maria
Actor: Mia Blake | Character: Charlene
Actor: Rene Naufahu | Character: Erasmus
Actor: Miriama McDowell | Character: Hibiscus
Actor: Taungaroa Emile | Character: Soul
Actor: Xavier Horan | Character: Tyson
Actor: Tuva Novotny | Character: Danish Maria
Actor: Antony Starr | Character: Shelly
Actor: Tanea Heke | Character: Aunty Cat
Actor: Nathaniel Lees | Character: Uncle John
Actor: Pio Terei | Character: Uncle Percy
Actor: Brandon Lakshman | Character: Moses
Actor: Tayla-Lee Griffin | Character: Nia
Actor: Joe Folau | Character: Pule
Actor: Michelle Ang | Character: Grace
Actor: Paki Cherrington | Character: Pater Francis
Actor: Margaret Emma Rhodes | Character: Aunt Marama
Actor: Andy Wong | Character: Peter
Actor: Mark Ruka | Character: Da Baker
Actor: Sarah Lily Carson | Character: Maria as a Child
Actor: Nathan Meister | Character: Tolkien Enthusiast
Actor: Sue Garton | Character: Nanna Maria's Mother

[Directors Group]
Name: Toa Fraser | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Toa Fraser | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tim Bevan | Role: Producer
Name: Philippa Campbell | Role: Producer
Name: Lisa Chatfield | Role: Producer
Name: Eric Fellner | Role: Producer
Name: Lydia Livingstone | Role: Producer
Name: Judith Trye | Role: Producer
Name: Timothy White | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Don McGlashan | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Leon Narbey | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Chris Plummer | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Diana Rowan | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Philip Ivey | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Nick Bassett | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Milton Candish | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Kirsty Cameron | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jacinta Driver | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Olivia Hamilton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kelly Mitchell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Emma Peters | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rebekah Sauer | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tracey Sharman | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Desley Wah | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Rosemary Dority | Role: Production Manager
Name: Wayne Hooper | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Simon Ambridge | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Katie Flannigan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Anton Steel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Silus Dent | Role: Art Department
Name: Jackie Gilmore | Role: Art Department
Name: Tane Griffiths | Role: Art Department
Name: Troy Hannett | Role: Art Department
Name: Wade Hannett | Role: Art Department
Name: Fraser Harvey | Role: Art Department
Name: Penny Kerr | Role: Art Department
Name: Donna Marinkovich | Role: Art Department
Name: Jason Mummery | Role: Art Department
Name: Brendon Relf | Role: Art Department
Name: Julian Rosenberg | Role: Art Department
Name: Brendan Treacy | Role: Art Department
Name: Mia Wilson | Role: Art Department
Name: Roger Murray | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: John Boswell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Glen Bullen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Igor De Borst | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Hedges | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Madigan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robyn McFarlane | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carolyn McLaughlin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tim Prebble | Role: Sound Department
Name: Age Pryor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Morgan Samuel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hugo Tichborne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Todd | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Vranken | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Jason Durey | Role: Special Effects
Name: Oliver Gee | Role: Special Effects
Name: Timothy Watson | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Natalie Best | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mara Bryan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rhys Dippie | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nigel Mortimer | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel Ashton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nick Booth | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Hampton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pete Williams | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Sean Button | Role: Stunts
Name: Jonathan Costelloe | Role: Stunts
Name: Augie Davis | Role: Stunts
Name: Clint Elvy | Role: Stunts
Name: Allan Poppleton | Role: Stunts
Name: Tim Wong | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Lucy Bowey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Cunningham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kirsty Griffin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Joyce | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Laird | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Maxted | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John McDermott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Grant McKinnon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Leon Narbey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Todd Nevill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Riley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Rowsell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Tait | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dana Little | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Eli Enigenburg | Role: Animation Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Shaheen Baig | Role: Casting Department
Name: Riwia Fox | Role: Casting Department
Name: Gareth Fraser | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Olivia Dobson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jasmine Edgar | Role: Costume Department
Name: Aleisha Hall | Role: Costume Department
Name: Natalija Kucija | Role: Costume Department
Name: Joan Wilson | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ian Bidgood | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Karryn de Cinque | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nicky Spencer | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Charlotte Gardner | Role: Location Management
Name: Jacob McIntyre | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Chris Burt | Role: Music Department
Name: David Donaldson | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicky Donoghue | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Gough | Role: Music Department
Name: Ollie Harmer | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Miskin | Role: Music Department
Name: Luke Tomes | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Julie Gunson | Role: Production Department
Name: Jo Tagg | Role: Production Department
Name: Kit Wiitanen | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mel Flanagan | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Graeme Tetley | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Justin Cardon | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Rob Bavin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cheryl Borde | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Clare Burlinson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linda Cartwright | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Cole-Baker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diana Goulding | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Hollingsworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Ieremia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hamish Kuka | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Loughlin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shanon Moratti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jon Newell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicky Tremain | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Joan Scheckel | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452345/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 20, 2006 (Sundance Film Festival)
Germany: February 14, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
New Zealand: February 16, 2006
Singapore: May 5, 2006 (New Zealand Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 18, 2006 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
United States: October 2006 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Australia: October 26, 2006 (limited)
Germany: October 26, 2006
Norway: November 24, 2006 (Oslo International Film Festival)
United States: July 27, 2007 (New York City, New York)
United States: July 27, 2007 (limited)
Canada: September 29, 2007 (Edmonton International Film Festival)
Finland: December 4, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: February 13, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: September 11, 2008 (TV premiere)

Awards

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