Te Rua (1991)

6.5/10 105 min Drama

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.

Cast

Wi Kuki Kaa

Rewi

Donna Akersten

Fiona Gilbert

Walter Kreye

Dr. Sattler

Jürgen Thormann

Dieter Goetz

Vanessa Rare

Helen Marangai

Günter Meisner

Professor Biederstedt

Stuart Devenie

Hamish MacMillan

Anton Rattinger

Gunter Schewer

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