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Te Rua (1991)

1h 45m · 20 Jul 1991

Success has its costs even when you are in the right

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A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two members of a Māori tribe decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Variously praised as a major step forward in indigenous cinema, attacked for overambition, and little screened, Te Rua marked Barry Barclay’s impassioned follow-up to his acclaimed debut feature Ngāti.

Movie ID90782
GenreDrama
DirectorBarry Barclay
Main castWi Kuki Kaa, Peter Kaa, Nissie Herewini, Maria Fitzi, Donna Akersten, Walter Kreye, Jürgen Thormann, Carolyn Del Rosario
Release date20 July 1991
Release year1991
LanguageEnglish
Duration105 min (1h 45m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production housePacific Films

Director: Barry Barclay
Writers: Barry Barclay

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Wi Kuki KaaRewi
Peter KaaPeter Huaka
Nissie HerewiniNanny Matai
Maria FitziHanna Lehmann
Donna AkerstenFiona Gilbert Walter KreyeDr. Sattler Jürgen ThormannDieter Goetz
Carolyn Del RosarioTeza
Vanessa RareHelen Marangai Günter MeisnerProfessor Biederstedt
Matiu MareikuraTaki Ruru
Stuart DevenieHamish MacMillan Anton RattingerGunter Schewer Özay FechtMuseum Cleaner
Dalvanius PrimeDr. Waru
Maximilian HeldRüdiger
Emilio De MarchiItalian Delegate
Amadeus FlössnerConference Waiter
Birgit AndersWoman At Book Launch
Thomas SchendelDieter's Aide

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