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Mauri (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
New Zealand ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Merata Mita

Written By:
Merata Mita

Actors:
Anzac Wallace ..... Rewi Rapana
Eva Rickard ..... Kara
James Heyward ..... Steve
Rangamarie Delamere ..... Awatea
Geoff Murphy ..... Mr. Semmens
Don Selwyn ..... Old Cop
Temuera Morrison ..... Young Cop
Susan D. Paul ..... Ranari
Willie Raana ..... Uncle Willie
Sonny Waru ..... Hemi

Synopsis:

Rewi returns to a small country town (Te Kaha). He is deeply troubled by something mysterious in his past. He cannot bring himself to form a relationship with the woman he loves, even though his feelings are reciprocated. The truth is that Rewi is not who he pretends to be. He had been involved in serious crime, but had escaped. He had picked up a hitchhiker, the real Rewi, and after a car accident had resulted in the death of the hitchhiker, took over his identity. He is pursued by the ghost of the dead man. Mauri was the first full-length feature to be made by a Maori woman, and the first entirely from a Maori perspective. Beautiful cinematography with a soundtrack that uses traditional Maori instruments.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 07 November, 2013.