Te Rua (1991)
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.
- Released
- 1991-07-20
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Barry Barclay, Barry Barclay
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Wi Kuki Kaa as Rewi
- Peter Kaa as Peter Huaka
- Nissie Herewini as Nanny Matai
- Maria Fitzi as Hanna Lehmann
- Donna Akersten as Fiona Gilbert
- Walter Kreye as Dr. Sattler
- Jürgen Thormann as Dieter Goetz
- Carolyn Del Rosario as Teza
- Vanessa Rare as Helen Marangai
- Günter Meisner as Professor Biederstedt
- Matiu Mareikura as Taki Ruru
- Stuart Devenie as Hamish MacMillan