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Mauri - With Mauri, Merata Mita became the first Māori woman to direct a dramatic feature alone. Set around a love triangle, Mauri (meaning life force) explores cultural tensions, identity, and changing ways of life in a East Coast town.
Mauri is a 1988 New Zealand film directed by Merata Mita. It is a significant work of indigenous filmmaking, and of New Zealand filmmaking in general.
Oct 23, 2020 · Mauri: Directed by Merata Mita. With Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard, James Heyward, Susan D. Ramari Paul. Near the remote East Cape the matriarch lives in her very basic dwelling with real fire in the hearth, where she cooks.
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- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Merata Mita
- 2020-10-23
Mauri explores intergenerational trauma and the loss of indigenous identity experienced by the native people of Aotearoa (New Zealand). It also contrasts Māori traditional healing practices, which provide a holistic approach to well-being, with Western therapeutic trauma-healing methods, disconnected from the indigenous worldviews and ...
Directed by Merata Mita. Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past.
- Merata Mita
Mauri is the story of Rewi, a man haunted by a past which threatens to engulf his future. The story is set among the colourful characters of a once thriving settlement, Te Mata, upon whom the encroachment by Europeans spells disaster. Show more. Status: Complete, Remastered, DCP available. Genre: Drama. Credits: Directed by: Merata Mita.
Mauri (meaning life force), is loosely set around a love triangle and explores cultural tensions, identity, and changing ways of life in a dwindling East Coast town. As with Barry Barclay film Ngāti, Mauri played a key role in the burgeoning Māori screen industry.
