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Broken Barrier

Film (Trailer) – 1952

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Broken Barrier is a down to earth picture of the New Zealand we all know about ... and seldom talk about. But people will talk about Broken Barrier from north Auckland to the Bluff.
– Voiceover on trailer
In some circles at that time, Broken Barrier was considered a ‘dirty movie’. It suggested miscegenation, almost as reprehensible in those days as uttering a four letter word.
– John O'Shea, in his 1999 book Don't Let it Get You
Broken Barrier was a disguised documentary based on real people.
– John O'Shea, in his 1999 book Don't Let it Get You