A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 21, 1988
Original Title:
Mauri
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Awatea Films
Hauraki Film Enterprises
New Zealand Film Commission
Radio Hauraki
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 101
Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.
Associate Producer:
Geoff Murphy
Cinematography:
Graeme Cowley
Director:
Merata Mita
Editor:
Nicholas Beauman
First Assistant Director:
Pita Turei
Joanna E. Paiana Paul
Geoff Murphy
Music:
Hirini Melbourne
Producer:
Merata Mita
Production Design:
Ralph Hotere
Screenplay:
Merata Mita
Second Assistant Director:
Poata Eruera
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