Broken Barrier 1952 Directed by Roger Mirams , John O'Shea
A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!
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.
Country
New Zealand
Production Country
New Zealand
Production Company
Pacific Films
Release Date 1 January 1952
71 mins
Cast
Kay Ngarimu
Rawi
Terence Bayler
Tom Sullivan
Myra Hapi
Kiri
George Ormond
Alec
Dorothy Tansley
Mrs. Sullivan
F.W. French
Mr. Sullivan
Lily Te Nahu
Maata
Bill Merito
Johnny
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