Mauri

Now isolated by lack of numbers, time and distance, the remaining survivors form a tight-knit community which outsiders find impenetrable. Rewi's deceit forces him to become part of that community and his life is inextricably interwoven with...

New Zealand Production

Feature 1988 Drama 90.00 minutes

Mauri C

Mauri is the story of Rewi, a man haunted by a past which threatens to engulf his future. The story is set among the colourful characters of a once thriving settlement, Te Mata, upon whom the encroachment by Europeans spells disaster.

2001 - Douarenenez Cinema-France

2019 - Venice Classics, Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague

2020 - Hawaii International Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival

2021 - imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival National Indigenous Month Programme

2023 - Melbourne Cinémathèque ‘Power in the Collective: The key works of Merata Mita’

Directors

Merata Mita

Producers

Merata Mita

Screenplay Writers

Merata Mita

Cast

Eva Rickard
Kara

Anzac Wallace
Rewi Rapana

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