No. 2

No. 2 centres on Nanna Maria, a matriarch who summons her family for a feast at which she intends to name the successor who will take over her role. The family has lost the energy that once held it together; the old celebrations are gone, and even the quarrels have stopped, leaving her relatives drifting without much purpose. Her attempt to hand on her position forces them together again and stirs up the tensions and loyalties that everyone has been avoiding.

The film is set in New Zealand and was written and directed by Toa Fraser, arriving as his first feature. It was made through a collaboration involving Working Title Films and New Zealand funding bodies. Ruby Dee plays Nanna Maria, with Taungaroa Emile, Mia Blake, Miriama McDowell, Rene Naufahu and Tuva Novotny among the twenty credited performers.

The cast gives the household its different generations, and the meal becomes the film's central event. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 626 votes, suggesting a modest but real audience response rather than wide enthusiasm. It runs ninety-four minutes. Fraser's next feature, 6 Days, came eleven years later.