Mauri (1988)

- Directed by
- Merata Mita
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Maori woman returns to her rural community and deals with family secrets and land disputes. The story shows how people in a small New Zealand town navigate love, loss, and their connections to the past.
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What happens
Mauri is a 1988 New Zealand film directed by Merata Mita. It is a significant work of indigenous filmmaking, and of New Zealand filmmaking in general. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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