Muru (2022)

Directed by

Tearepa Kahi

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

MA15+

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A New Zealand community faces a heavy-handed police operation. The film follows local people as they try to protect their families and cultural identity during a series of raids.

tensegroundedurgentsomberemotionally chargedvisceralgrittycharacter-driven

What happens

Muru is a 2022 New Zealand action-drama film very loosely based on the 2007 New Zealand police raids against the Ngāi Tūhoe community of Rūātoki. Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi, the film stars Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan and Manu Bennett. The film was released as the opening night film of the New Zealand International Film Festival on 28 July 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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