Te Rua (1991)
Success has its costs even when you are in the right
A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two members of a Māori tribe decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Variously praised as a major step forward in indigenous cinema, attacked for overambition, and little screened, Te Rua marked Barry Barclay’s impassioned follow-up to his acclaimed debut feature Ngāti.
- Release Date: 1991-07-20
- Runtime: 1h 45min
- Production Company: Pacific Films
- Production Country: New Zealand
- Director: Barry Barclay
- Writer: Barry Barclay
