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Utu is a 1983 New Zealand war film about the New Zealand Wars. Co-written and directed by Geoff Murphy, the films stars Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Eliott, Ilona Rodgers, Wi Kuki Kaa and Merata Mita, and depicts the story of a Māori warrior who sets out on a quest for " utu " (revenge).
In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori 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.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Geoff Murphy
- 1983-01
Utu is a 1983 New Zealand movie directed by Geoff Murphy. It starred Anzac Wallace. Loosely based on events from Te Kooti's War, it tells of a Māori soldier'...
Utu - It's the 1870s, and Māori leader Te Wheke (Anzac Wallace) is fed up by brutal land grabs. He leads a bloody rebellion against the colonial Government, provoking threatened frontiersmen, disgruntled natives, lusty wahine, bible-bashing priests, and kupapa alike to consider the nature of ‘utu’ (retribution).
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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.
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- Anzac Wallace
- Geoff Murphy
- Utu Productions, New Zealand Film Commission
101min. Feature. Synopsis: New Zealand in the 1870's. A Māori village is massacred by colonial troops. A Māori warrior vows to seek retribution. He attacks a farmhouse, where the farmer's wife is killed. The farmer sets out to get revenge for her death. Two men...each seeking vengeance. Show more.
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In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori 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).
- (1.2K)
- Utu Productions, New Zealand Film Commission
- Geoff Murphy
