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Mauri (1988)

Mauri poster
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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