Patu! (1983)

Directed by

Merata Mita

Genre

documentary

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows the protests against the 1981 Springbok rugby tour in New Zealand. It records the planning of the campaign and the violent clashes between police and demonstrators.

rawurgentconfrontationalpoliticalchaoticintenseobservationalunflinching

What happens

Patu! is a 1983 New Zealand documentary film directed by Merata Mita about the controversial 1981 Springbok tour. It follows the inner workings of the campaign against the tour, and captures scenes of violent conflict between police and protesters. It is a significant work of activist and indigenous filmmaking, and of New Zealand filmmaking in general. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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