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The Betrayer (1921)

The Betrayer poster
Directed by
Beaumont Smith
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A white Australian man falls in love with a Māori girl. Their romance faces obstacles from the society around them.

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What happens

The Betrayer is a 1921 Australian-New Zealand lost film from director Beaumont Smith about an interracial romance between a white Australian man and a Māori girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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