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Utu (1984)

Utu (1984)

Drama Adventure History War
Release Date: 1984, June 27
Directors: Geoff Murphy
Countries: New Zealand
Production: Utu Productions, New Zealand Film Commission
Cast: John Bach, Martyn Sanderson, Ian Watkin, Tim Elliott, Kelly Johnson, Wi Kuki Kaa, Tim Shadbolt, Sean Duffy, Ilona Rodgers, Stephen Tozer, Bruno Lawrence, Anzac Wallace

Overview:

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Māori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.

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new zealand