Broken Barrier (1952)
01/01/1952 (NZ) • 1h 11m
A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Rawi
Tom Sullivan
Kiri
Alec
Mrs. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Maata
Johnny
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