Te Rua

"Success has its costs even when you are in the right"

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.

Release Date

July 20, 1991

Status

Released

Original Title

Te Rua

Runtime

1h 45min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Pacific Films (NZ)