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Mauri

1988-07-21 · 101 min · ★ 6.6

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.

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Directors
Merata Mita
Production companies
Awatea Films, Radio Hauraki, Hauraki Film Enterprises, New Zealand Film Commission
Countries
New Zealand
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anzac WallaceAnzac WallaceRewi Rapana
Eva RickardKara
Willie RaanaWillie Rapana
Susan D. Ramari PaulRamari
Geoff MurphyGeoff MurphyMr Semmens
Sonny WaruHemi
Temuera MorrisonTemuera MorrisonYoung Cop
Don SelwynOld Cop
Rangimarie DelamereAwatea
James HeywardSteve

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