Te Rua
Te Rua
1991, English. Directed by Barry Barclay.
Success has its costs even when you are in the right
A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two members of a Māori tribe decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Variously praised as a major step forward in indigenous cinema, attacked for overambition, and little screened, Te Rua marked Barry Barclay’s impassioned follow-up to his acclaimed debut feature Ngāti.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Barry BarclayDirector
- Wi Kuki KaaRewi
- Peter KaaPeter Huaka
- Nissie HerewiniNanny Matai
- Maria FitziHanna Lehmann
- Donna AkerstenFiona Gilbert
- Walter KreyeDr. Sattler
- Jürgen ThormannDieter Goetz
- Carolyn Del RosarioTeza
- Vanessa RareHelen Marangai
- Günter MeisnerProfessor Biederstedt
- Matiu MareikuraTaki Ruru
- Stuart DevenieHamish MacMillan
Details
- Released
- 20 July 1991
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Barry Barclay
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Te Rua runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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What movies are like Te Rua?
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Who directed Te Rua?
Te Rua (1991) was directed by Barry Barclay and stars Wi Kuki Kaa, Peter Kaa, Nissie Herewini.