Muru (Tearepa Kahi, 2022)
Unclassified 15+ | 106 Mins | 2022 | DCP | Aotearoa/NZ| D: Tearepa Kahi
English, Māori
Set against the backdrop of the stunning Tūhoe native bush, writer- director Tearepa Kahi (Poi E: The Story of Our Song, Herbs: Songs of Freedom, Mt. Zion) plunges us into one of the most charged episodes of Aotearoa’s history: the Tūhoe raids of 15 October 2007.
True to Kahi’s masterful commitment to centering Indigenous narratives, the film’s heartbeat is held by the locals. Community Sergeant ‘Taffy’ Tawharau (Cliff Curtis) has returned home to care for his ailing father. In addition to shuttling the local tamariki to kura and getting kaumātua to their medical check-ups, he must also contend with rebellious but loveable teenager Rusty (Poroaki Merritt-McDonald), also recently returned home –but from six months in a youth correctional facility.
Against this backdrop of whānau and whenua, the police armed offenders squad descends on the sleepy town of Rūātoki – on a school day. Invoking New Zealand’s new anti-terrorism laws, the manhunt begins for Tūhoe activist Tāme Iti (who plays himself), the alleged mastermind behind a potential political uprising and ringleader of military-style training camps in Te Urewera.
Join us for a post-screening Q&A with Muru star Tāme Iti.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is proud to partner with BIRRARANGGA Film Festival, celebrating global Indigenous films that explore the curatorial themes of ‘strength, resilience and the environment’. View the full program
The details
What: Muru screening + Q&A with Tāme Iti
When: Sunday 23 June at 3pm
Where: NFSA (Arc Cinema)
Cost: $17–22; $13 Blak Tix; discounted 3-Film and 5-Film passes available. Book tickets
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