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Te Rua

Te Rua

Success has its costs even when you are in the right

Genres

Drama

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A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Both men are in Berlin where the carvings are stored in a museum. Plans go awry when a group that Peter has assembled breaks into the museum. Rewi persuades the others to let him put his own, more daring plan into action. Tensions build and international media interest broadens when a sniper's bullet hits Peter.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

20 July 1991

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Wi Kuki Kaa

Wi Kuki Kaa

Rewi

Peter Kaa

Peter Kaa

Peter Huaka

Nissie Herewini

Nissie Herewini

Nanny Matai

Maria Fitzi

Maria Fitzi

Hanna Lehmann

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

Fiona Gilbert

Walter Kreye

Walter Kreye

Dr. Sattler

Jürgen Thormann

Jürgen Thormann

Dieter Goetz

Carolyn Del Rosario

Carolyn Del Rosario

Teza

Vanessa Rare

Vanessa Rare

Helen Marangai

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Professor Biederstedt

Matiu Mareikura

Matiu Mareikura

Taki Ruru

Stuart Devenie

Stuart Devenie

Hamish MacMillan

Anton Rattinger

Anton Rattinger

Gunter Schewer

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