Broken Barrier

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

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Drama
Romance

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1952
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: New Zealand
Production: Pacific Films
Cast: Myra Hapi,Kay Ngarimu,F.W. French,Dorothy Tansley,Bill Merito,Terence Bayler,George Ormond,Lily Te Nahu
Director: John O'Shea,Roger Mirams
Writer: John O'Shea
Cinematography: Roger Mirams
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0219565