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Broken Barrier is a 1952 New Zealand film. It was directed and produced by John O'Shea (director) and Roger Mirams, and written by O'Shea. It starred Kay Ngarimu and Terence Bayler, and also featured Myra Hapi Smith, Bill Merito and George Ormond.
Broken Barrier: Directed by Roger Mirams, John O'Shea. With Kay Ngarimu, Terence Bayler, Myra Hapi, George Ormond. Tom, a journalist from the city, meets Rawi while writing a piece rural life. However, she is Maori and her family disapproves of the relationship.
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- Drama, Romance
- Roger Mirams, John O'Shea
- 69
Ditching dialogue for 'spoken thoughts', the pioneering film examines cultural complications in a romance between a Pākehā journalist (Terence Bayler) and a Māori nurse (Kay Ngarimu, aka Keita Whakato Walker). According to O'Shea, some viewers considered it "a dirty movie" for spurring mixed race relationships.
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Terence Bayler Cast. George Ormond Cast. William Maloney Screenplay. Sydney John Kay Music. Kay Ngarimu Cast. Myra Hapi Cast. Critics reviews. Tom, a journalist from the city, meets Rawi while writing a piece rural life. However, she is Maori and her family disapproves of the relationship.
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. John O'Shea
1952 Directed by John O’Shea, Roger Mirams. 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.
1952. 1h 9m. Drama/Romance. 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...
