Te Rua (1991)

overview : A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Both men are in Berlin where the carvings are stored in a museum. Plans go awry when a group that Peter has assembled breaks into the museum. Rewi persuades the others to let him put his own, more daring plan into action. Tensions build and international media interest broadens when a sniper's bullet hits Peter.

Release Date : Jul 20, 1991

Runtime : 1h 45m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Berlin Senate and Film Commission, Pacific Films (NZ), New Zealand Film Commission

Countries : Germany, New Zealand

Keywords : berlin, germany, new zealand, maori, cultural conflict