Movie
Broken Barrier
1952 · 71 min
A sincere, socially conscious romance that unfolds with quiet dignity, balancing tenderness and tension as it confronts prejudice.
- Directed by
- John O'Shea, Roger Mirams
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Kay Ngarimu, Terence Bayler, Myra Hapi
- Tagline
- A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, romantic, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Race, love, family, betrayal
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- John O'Shea, Roger Mirams
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Kay Ngarimu, Terence Bayler, Myra Hapi
