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Broken Barrier

Movie"A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!"
Audience Score
60
Broken Barrier
NR 1 hr 11 minRomance, Drama
Tom Sullivan, a young Pakeha journalist researching a series of exploitative, tabloid articles on "the" Maori people becomes a casual labourer on a Mahia Peninsular farm. The emotional liaison he forms with Rawi, a young Maori woman exposes the racism engendered by the particular social attitudes and expectations of that time.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Pacific Films