Mauri (1988)

Director:

Merata Mita

Writer:

Merata Mita

Stars:

Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard, James Heyward

Cast

Credited cast:
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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan D. Paul	...	Ranari
Willie Raana	...	Uncle Willie
Sonny Waru	...	Hemi

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

prejudice | love | redneck | indigenous people | death | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Awatea Films, New Zealand Film Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Sensitive film despite some flaws

Merata Mita's MAURI is a sensitive film despite important narrative and stylistic flaws. The storyline remains much tortuous with its disorienting opening sequence, clumsy narrative progression presenting unclear episodes and some caricatured characters (New Zealand policemen). Some stylistic choices (weird camera angles, use of subjective camera) might also appears gratuitous and sometimes risible. Nevertheless, one feels the undeniable sincerity of the film with its accurate actor's direction and the true grace which springs for the photography of the New Zealand natural landscape. Ending sequence remains extremely powerful with its aerial circular travelling shot which closes the film quite majestically.