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Broken Barrier

"A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!"

Tom Sullivan, a young Pakeha journalist researching a series of exploitative, tabloid articles on "the" Maori people becomes a casual labourer on a Mahia Peninsular farm. The emotional liaison he forms with Rawi, a young Maori woman exposes the racism engendered by the particular social attitudes and expectations of that time.

Top Cast

  • Kay Ngarimu

    Kay Ngarimu

    Rawi

  • Terence Bayler

    Terence Bayler

    Tom Sullivan

  • Myra Hapi

    Myra Hapi

    Kiri

  • George Ormond

    George Ormond

    Alec

  • Dorothy Tansley

    Dorothy Tansley

    Mrs. Sullivan

  • F.W. French

    F.W. French

    Mr. Sullivan

  • Lily Te Nahu

    Lily Te Nahu

    Maata

  • Bill Merito

    Bill Merito

    Johnny

Overview

Tom Sullivan, a young Pakeha journalist researching a series of exploitative, tabloid articles on "the" Maori people becomes a casual labourer on a Mahia Peninsular farm. The emotional liaison he forms with Rawi, a young Maori woman exposes the racism engendered by the particular social attitudes and expectations of that time.

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