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6.5 1h 45m

Te Rua

"Success has its costs even when you are in the right"

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.

Top Cast

  • Wi Kuki Kaa

    Wi Kuki Kaa

    Rewi

  • Peter Kaa

    Peter Kaa

    Peter Huaka

  • Nissie Herewini

    Nissie Herewini

    Nanny Matai

  • Maria Fitzi

    Maria Fitzi

    Hanna Lehmann

  • Donna Akersten

    Donna Akersten

    Fiona Gilbert

  • Walter Kreye

    Walter Kreye

    Dr. Sattler

  • Jürgen Thormann

    Jürgen Thormann

    Dieter Goetz

  • Carolyn Del Rosario

    Carolyn Del Rosario

    Teza

  • Vanessa Rare

    Vanessa Rare

    Helen Marangai

Overview

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.

Rating

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