New Zealand / Jul 21, 1988 / Source: IMDB (Wellington Film Festival)
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mauri |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Awatea Films, Radio Hauraki, Hauraki Film Enterprises, New Zealand Film Commission |
| Release date | 21 luglio 1988 |
| Production | Merata Mita, Geoff Murphy |
| Writer | Merata Mita |
| Editing | Nicholas Beauman |
| Cinematography | Graeme Cowley |
| Assistant directors | Joanna E. Paiana Paul, Poata Eruera, Geoff Murphy, Pita Turei, Merata Mita |
| Production design | Ralph Hotere |
| Art direction | Ralph Hotere |
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| Set decoration | Ralph Hotere |
| Music | Hirini Melbourne |
| Sound | Hirini Melbourne |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Aug 31, 2019 / Venice Film Festival
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