Rapa-Nui (1994)

Original title

Rapa Nui

Directed by

Kevin Reynolds

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 160 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

On Easter Island, two rival clans compete in a dangerous race for a bird's egg to determine their leader. The film shows how the island's deforestation and social conflict drive their civilization toward collapse.

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What happens

Rapa-Nui is a 1994 American historical action-adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-produced by Kevin Costner, who starred in Reynolds's previous film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). The plot is based on Rapa Nui legends of Easter Island, Chile, in particular the race for the sooty tern's egg in the Birdman Cult. The historic details of this film are questionable, and though the central theme—the destruction of the island's irreplaceable forests—is well-authenticated, the idea that this led to the destruction of the Rapa Nui is questionable. The struggle in the story is derived from the legend of the Hanau epe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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