Broken Barrier
1952, English. Directed by Roger Mirams & John O'Shea.
A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!
Tom Sullivan, a young Pakeha journalist researching a series of exploitative, tabloid articles on "the" Maori people becomes a casual labourer on a Mahia Peninsular farm. The emotional liaison he forms with Rawi, a young Maori woman exposes the racism engendered by the particular social attitudes and expectations of that time.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1952
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- John O'Shea
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Broken Barrier runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Broken Barrier isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1952. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Broken Barrier?
Broken Barrier (1952) was directed by Roger Mirams and John O'Shea and stars Kay Ngarimu, Terence Bayler, Myra Hapi.