Mauri

19881h 41mNo ratings yet

Drama

Overview

Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.

Keywords

car crash
woman director
on the run
small town
love triangle
bigotry
impostor
elderly lady
maori
imposter

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 21, 1988
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Māori
Countries: New Zealand
Production: New Zealand Film Commission,Awatea Films,Radio Hauraki,Hauraki Film Enterprises
Cast: James Heyward,Anzac Wallace,Willie Raana,Eva Rickard,Temuera Morrison,Rangimarie Delamere,Don Selwyn,Susan D. Ramari Paul,Sonny Waru,Geoff Murphy
Director: Merata Mita
Writer: Merata Mita
Producer: Merata Mita
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0139453