Te Rua
1991 New Zealand feature film
- 1991 (1991)
Running time
Maori
Te Rua is a 1991 New Zealand feature film directed and written by Barry Barclay and produced by John O'Shea.[1][2]
Synopsis
An activist and a lawyer favour different approaches in getting stolen Māori carvings in a Berlin museum back home.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Donna Akersten as Fiona Gilbert
- Anne Chamberlain as Reporter
- Emilio De Marchi
- Hori Ahipene as Saul
- James Beaumont as TV Director
- Paki Cherrington as William Ropata
- Stuart Devenie as Hamish MacMillan
- Whetu Fala as Mereata Barnes
- Alice Fraser as Nurse
- Maria Fitzi as Hanna Lehmann
- Nissie Herewini as Nanny Matai
- Peter Kaa as Peter Huata
- Wi Kuki Kaa as Rewi
- Walter Kreye as Dr. Sattler
- Matiu Mareikura as Taki Ruru
- Günter Meisner as Prof. Biederstedt
- Dalvanius Prime as Self
- Vanessa Rare as Helen Marangai
- Tilly Reedy as Mere Marangai
- Jürgen Thormann [de] as Dieter Goetz
- Nadja Reichardt [de]
- Lisa Riecken [de]
Production
Producer John O'Shea was the founder of the independent film company Pacific Films.[5]
Reviews
- 1991 Variety.[6]
- 1992 New Internationalist Reviews - Te Rua "...grapples with the global controversy of aboriginal artifacts being caged in the institutions of another culture..." .[7]
Awards and nominations
- 1992 New Zealand film and television awards nominated Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Vanessa Rare
References
- ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
- ^ a b "Te Rua". British Film Institute. 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Te Rua". NZ On Screen. 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Te Rua". New Zealand Film Commission. 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "John O'Shea". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Te Rua review". Variety. 19 August 1991.
- ^ "Reviews - Te Rua". No. 227. New Internationalist. 5 January 1992. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
External links
- Te Rua at IMDb
- Watch Te Rua movie clip at NZ On Screen
- Interview with director Barry Barclay on Youtube
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Films directed by Barry Barclay
- Ashes (1975)
- Aku Mahi Whatu Maori (My Art of Maori Weaving) (1977)
- The Neglected Miracle (1985)
- Ngati (1987)
- Te Rua (1991)
- The Feathers of Peace (2000)
- The Kaipara Affair (2005)
- The Town That Lost a Miracle (1972)
- Tangata Whenua (1974)
- Autumn Fires (1975)
- Hunting Horns (1975)
- Indira Gandhi (1976)