Mauri (film)

Mauri is a 1988 New Zealand film directed by Merata Mita.^[1][2] It is a significant work of indigenous filmmaking, and of New Zealand filmmaking in general.^[3]

Mauri
Directed by	Merata Mita
Written by	Merata Mita
Produced by	Merata Mita
Starring	Anzac Wallace Eva Rickard James Heyward
Cinematography	Graeme Cowley
Edited by	Nicholas Beauman
Music by	Hirini Melbourne
Production company	Awatea Films
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	101 min.
Country	New Zealand
Languages	Māori English

Synopsis

A woman lives in a basic dwelling with fire in the hearth where she cooks. We get an insight in the family in this saga, where troubles are met with kindness, except by the British or those that have gone across to their side.^[2][3]

Cast

• Anzac Wallace as Rewi Rapana
• Eva Rickard as Kara
• James Heyward as Steve
• Susan D. Ramari Paul as Ramari
• Sonny Waru as Hemi
• Rangamarie Delamere as Awatea
• Willie Raana as Willie Rapana
• Geoff Murphy as Mr. Semmens
• Don Selwyn as Old Cop
• Temuera Morrison as Young Cop
• Ana Hine Aro Kura as Hinemoa
• Anthony Angell as Tawa
• Mitchell Insley as Dave Roberts
• Joanna Paul as Doctor
• John Algar as Pakeha Minister
• Mando Waenga as Sergeant at Arms
• Bernard Rua as Herb
• Mas Campbell as Chief Hula Girl
• Hiria Lake as Chief Hula Girl
• Martyn Sanderson as Hospital Doctor

Reviews

• 2001 - Festival de cinéma de Douarnenez [fr]-France ^[4]
• 2019 - Venice Classics ^[4][5]
• 2019 - Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague ^[4][6]
• 2020 - Hawaii International Film Festival^[4]
• 2020 - San Diego Asian Film Festival^[7]
• 2021 - imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival National Indigenous Month Programme ^[4][7][8]