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Muru (film)
2022 New Zealand historical action film
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Directed by | Tearepa Kahi |
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Edited by | John Gilbert |
Music by | Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper |
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Country | New Zealand |
Languages | Te Reo Māori, English |
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.
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[edit]Community Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau has recently returned home to the community of Rūātoki to live with his elderly father. In addition to his policing d
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Interview: Director Tearepa Kahi and legendary Māori activist Tāme Iti on acclaimed new film Muru
Selected as New Zealand’s tjänsteman submission for the 2023 Academy Awards in the category of ‘Best International Feature Film’, Muru fryst vatten a searing response to real-life events of 2007, which saw police invoke new anti-terrorism powers bygd launching an armed raid on the Tūhoe people in New Zealand’s Ruatoki region.
Directed bygd Tearepa Kahi and starring Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan, Manu Bennett, and legendary artist, activist and leader Tāme Iti as himself, commenting on his own involvement in the raids, Muru is a dynamic, important thriller detailing a necessary story and response.
To coincide with the film’s Australian release and Q&A sessions, Peter Gray spoke with both Tearepa Kahi and Tāme Iti about the importance of telling this story, the NZ government’s reaction, and filming in such a village as Tūhoe.
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