Mauri

1h 41m
Drama
6.6

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.

Cast

Anzac Wallace
Rewi Rapana
Eva Rickard
Kara
Willie Raana
Willie Rapana
Susan D. Ramari Paul
Ramari
Geoff Murphy
Mr Semmens
Sonny Waru
Hemi
Temuera Morrison
Young Cop
Don Selwyn
Old Cop
Rangimarie Delamere
Awatea
James Heyward
Steve

Crew

Merata Mita
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Nicholas Beauman
Editor
Graeme Cowley
Cinematography
Geoff Murphy
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Joanna E. Paiana Paul
First Assistant Director
Pita Turei
First Assistant Director
Poata Eruera
Second Assistant Director
Ralph Hotere
Production Design
Hirini Melbourne
Music

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