Broken Barrier (1952)

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.

Released

1952-01-01

Genres

Drama, Romance

Runtime

71 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Roger Mirams, John O'Shea

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 2 votes