Mauri (1988)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Jul 21, 1988

Runtime : 1h 41m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Awatea Films, Radio Hauraki, Hauraki Film Enterprises, New Zealand Film Commission

Countries : New Zealand

Keywords : small town, love triangle, maori, car crash, on the run, bigotry, woman director, elderly lady, imposter