Mauri

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.

Country:

New Zealand

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

101 minutes

Year:

1988

Director:

Merata Mita

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Company:

Awatea Films,

Radio Hauraki,

Hauraki Film Enterprises,

New Zealand Film Commission

Cast:

Rewi Rapana

Kara

Willie Rapana

Ramari

Mr Semmens

Crew:

Director

Cinematography

Production Design

First Assistant Director

Screenplay