Rapa Nui - Pääsiäissaaren salaisuus

Original title: Rapa Nui

19941994
RR
1h 47min

Action Adventure Drama

Love between the representatives of two warring tribes changes the balance of power on the whole remote island.Love between the representatives of two warring tribes changes the balance of power on the whole remote island.Love between the representatives of two warring tribes changes the balance of power on the whole remote island.

6.4/10

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Director
- Kevin Reynolds
Writers
- Kevin Reynolds(story)
- Tim Rose Price(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Tenuously based on the legends of Easter Island, Chile, this story details a civil war between the two tribes on the island: the Long Ears and the Short Ears. A warrior from the ruling class falls in love with a girl from the lower class, and must decide on his position in a time of great civil unrest. The ruling class are demanding larger and larger Moai (stone statues), a task which the lower class and the island ecology are more and more reluctant to provide. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some tribal violence and sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
While film critic Gene Siskel thought that the egg hunt was ridiculous, the ritual did indeed exist as part of the Birdman Cult.

Goofs
The Rapa Nui had long abandoned carving moai by the time of the Cult of the Birdman.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The River Wild/Jason's Lyric/Ed Wood/The Scout/Rapa Nui (1994)

Top review

9/10

If you missed it, it is well worth a rent !

I am saddened that so few people seem to have seen this film; It is worth watching for the lush photography alone.. It takes some getting used to the accents of the actors, and many lines may not be clear on first viewing.

I have read many books about Easter Island and the mystery surrounding its statues.. This film attempts to answer some of these mysteries (how the statues were moved, why work stopped so abruptly on then, what happened to all the trees on the Island, etc.) First read up in an encyclopedia on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and then watch history (or at least a good guess at it) come to life. Film making and story telling at it's best, along with an athletic competition at the end unlike any you have ever seen.

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