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 Te Karere - Waitangi Day 1984
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 In the Shadow of King Lear
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 Synopsis

Awatea, a young warrior, is enraged when his lover Te Po, a high-born chief's daughter, enters an arranged marriage. Retribution is swift and brutal. Set in the late 16th century and based on a Shakespeare sonnet ("my love is as a fever, longing still"), the storytelling of Te Po Uriuri is visceral, and suitably mythic in style. Rurus hoot; bloody patu gleam and bodies and the oily black of the night are vividly shot by Waka Attewell. Directed by Toby Mills and filmed in te reo, it was selected for the Hamburg International Film Festival.

 Credits

 Toby Mills

Toby Mills
Director, Producer, Writer

 Norman Elder

Norman Elder
Producer

 Warrick 'Waka' Attewell

Warrick 'Waka' Attewell
Camera

 Wi Kuki Kaa

Wi Kuki Kaa
Actor

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 Produced by

  • Independent and General Productions
  • Tawera Productions
 
 
 

Related Titles

 Te Karere - Waitangi Day 1984
 E Tipu E Rea - Te Moemoea
 In the Shadow of King Lear
 Asia Downunder : Henna on My Hands
 River Queen
 Death Goes to Disco