The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002)

Directed by

Don Selwyn

Genre

drama film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

2h 38m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Māori-language adaptation of Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. It follows a merchant who borrows money from a moneylender to help his friend woo a wealthy woman. The story is set in New Zealand and performed entirely in Māori.

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What happens

The Maori Merchant of Venice (Māori: Te Tangata Whai Rawa o Weniti, lit. 'The Richest Man in Venice') is a 2002 New Zealand drama film in the Māori language (with English subtitles), directed by Don Selwyn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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