Te Rua

1991 New Zealand feature film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Te Rua is a 1991 New Zealand feature film directed and written by Barry Barclay and produced by John O'Shea.[1][2]

Directed byBarry Barclay
Written byBarry Barclay
Produced byJohn O'Shea
StarringDonna Akersten
Anne Chamberlain
Emilio De Marchi
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Te Rua
Directed byBarry Barclay
Written byBarry Barclay
Produced byJohn O'Shea
StarringDonna Akersten
Anne Chamberlain
Emilio De Marchi
CinematographyWarrick Attewell
Rory O'Shea
Edited byDell King
Simon Reece
Music byDalvanius Prime
Production
companies
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguagesEnglish
Maori
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Synopsis

An activist and a lawyer favour different approaches in getting stolen Māori carvings in a Berlin museum back home.[2][3][4]

Cast

  • Donna Akersten as Fiona Gilbert
  • Anne Chamberlain as Reporter
  • Emilio De Marchi
  • Hori Ahipene as Saul
  • James Beaumont as TV Director
  • Paki Cherrington as William Ropata
  • Stuart Devenie as Hamish MacMillan
  • Whetu Fala as Mereata Barnes
  • Alice Fraser as Nurse
  • Maria Fitzi as Hanna Lehmann
  • Nissie Herewini as Nanny Matai
  • Peter Kaa as Peter Huata
  • Wi Kuki Kaa as Rewi
  • Walter Kreye as Dr. Sattler
  • Matiu Mareikura as Taki Ruru
  • Günter Meisner as Prof. Biederstedt
  • Dalvanius Prime as Self
  • Vanessa Rare as Helen Marangai
  • Tilly Reedy as Mere Marangai
  • Jürgen Thormann [de] as Dieter Goetz
  • Nadja Reichardt [de]
  • Lisa Riecken [de]

Production

Producer John O'Shea was the founder of the independent film company Pacific Films.[5]

Reviews

  • 1991 Variety.[6]
  • 1992 New Internationalist Reviews - Te Rua "...grapples with the global controversy of aboriginal artifacts being caged in the institutions of another culture..." .[7]

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