Broken Barrier

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1952 · 71 min · Drama · Romance · TMDB 6.5/10

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.

Directed by Roger Mirams

Cast

• Kay Ngarimu — Rawi
• Terence Bayler — Tom Sullivan
• Myra Hapi — Kiri
• George Ormond — Alec
• Dorothy Tansley — Mrs. Sullivan