Te Rua

1991 New Zealand feature film

  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
105 minutesCountryNew ZealandLanguagesEnglish
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

References

  1. ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
  2. ^ a b "Te Rua". British Film Institute. 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Te Rua". NZ On Screen. 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Te Rua". New Zealand Film Commission. 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ "John O'Shea". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Te Rua review". Variety. 19 August 1991.
  7. ^ "Reviews - Te Rua". No. 227. New Internationalist. 5 January 1992. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

External links

  • Te Rua at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • 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
Features
  • 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)
Television
  • The Town That Lost a Miracle (1972)
  • Tangata Whenua (1974)
  • Autumn Fires (1975)
  • Hunting Horns (1975)
  • Indira Gandhi (1976)