Ngati (1987)
Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, this is the story of a Maori community. A young Australian man arrives in a small New Zealand seaside town which is the spiritual home of the local Ngati or tribe. He's to meet family friends who know more about him than he knows about himself. He'll also meet his daughter, and their relationship will at first be stormy. He'll meet a taciturn Maori whose 12-year-old son is mysteriously ill. And he'll learn about a public crisis which threatens the survival of the town. The young man watches the closeknit community come together to deal with these upheavals. Then everything suddenly becomes personal. He makes a discovery about himself which will change the rest of his life.
Primary Title
- Ngati
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 2 April 2011
Release Year
- 1987
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, this is the story of a Maori community. A young Australian man arrives in a small New Zealand seaside town which is the spiritual home of the local Ngati or tribe. He's to meet family friends who know more about him than he knows about himself. He'll also meet his daughter, and their relationship will at first be stormy. He'll meet a taciturn Maori whose 12-year-old son is mysteriously ill. And he'll learn about a public crisis which threatens the survival of the town. The young man watches the closeknit community come together to deal with these upheavals. Then everything suddenly becomes personal. He makes a discovery about himself which will change the rest of his life.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs--Drama
- Communities--New Zealand--Drama
- Young men--Conduct of life--Drama
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Barry Barclay (Director)
- John O'Shea (Producer)
- Rory O'Shea (Cinematographer)
- Tama Poata (Writer)
- Dalvanius Prime (Composer)
- Wi Kuki Kaa (Actor)
- Judy McIntosh (Actor)
- Ross Girven (Actor)
- Michael Tibble (Actor)
- Ngawai Harrison (Actor)
- Alice Fraser (Actor)
- Ken Blackburn (Actor)
- Te Paki Cherrington (Actor)
- Pacific Films (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
Subjects
- Feature films--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs--Drama
- Communities--New Zealand--Drama
- Young men--Conduct of life--Drama