Mauri
1988•1h 41m•6.6•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Merata Mita
Writer
Merata Mita
Languages
English, Maori
Studio
Awatea Films
Cast
Anzac Wallace
Rewi Rapana
Eva Rickard
Kara
Willie Raana
Willie Rapana
Susan D. Ramari Paul
Ramari
Geoff Murphy
Mr Semmens
Sonny Waru
Hemi
Temuera Morrison
Young Cop
Don Selwyn
Old Cop
Rangimarie Delamere
Awatea
James Heyward
Steve
Production
Company
Awatea Films
Company
Radio Hauraki
Company
Hauraki Film Enterprises
Company
New Zealand Film Commission
Producer
Merata Mita
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