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

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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