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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
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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.
- John O'Shea, Roger Mirams
- Kay Ngarimu, Terence Bayler
- Pacific Films
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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Overview. Reviews. TV Listings. Cast & Crew. Broken Barrier. 1952. 1 hr 11 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. A romance between a journalist (Terence Bayler) and a Maori girl (Kay Ngarimu). Mira Hape,...
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.
Description. By World War II locally-made movies were largely missing in action: Broken Barrier marked the first NZ dramatic feature since 1940. Its production saw makers John O'Shea and Roger Mirams crowd into a Vauxhall with a rickety dolly and two silent cameras, one picked up "from a dead German in the Western Desert".
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