在这部亲情剧情/历史/短片片中,讲述了一个年轻的孤女与一对信教的夫妇在一起生活学习而获得家庭和归属感真谛的故事。剧本是国际获奖剧作家April Phillips 女士创作的。1841年,新西兰是英属殖民地.种族歧视盛行，“UTU Pihikete”是毛利语中对人格的贬义词。
Through a young orphan girl, a dispassionate and parochial couple learn the true meaning of family and belonging. Written by award winning international writer April Phillips, 'Utu Pihikete' was a derogatory Maori expression for half caste children meaning 'paid for in biscuits'. Colonial New Zealand, 1841. Penniless Beth answers the advert of stoic Tom Brown, who seeks a wife. Beth's arrival is met with hostility and fear by Tom's young Maori servant girl, Atawhai. While Tom is away, Beth nurtures a friendship with the child. A familial bond develops that will challenge the prejudices and decorum of a pioneer society. But Beth's compassion and good intentions expose a shame and scandal so great they become the catalyst for an appalling tragedy.
