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Loose Enz - The Protesters

Television (Full Length) – 1982

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The powerhouse, largely Māori cast of this teleplay includes Jim Moriarty, Merata Mita, Billy T James (as a Marxist) and, in his acting debut, Zac Wallace (star of Utu). The Protesters explores issues involving race and land ownership in the aftermath of the Springbok Tour and Bastion Point. A group of Māori and Pākehā protestors occupy ancestral land that the government wants to sell. While waiting for the police to arrive, they debate whether to go quietly or respond with violence. Though some wounds are healed, The Protesters ends on a note of division, reflecting the era it was made in.

You’re not a real Māori. You’re only a weekend Māori.
– Maureen (Joanna Paul)

Key Cast & Crew

Merata Mita

As: Ru

Tony Isaac

Producer

Billy T James

As: Bobby

Rowley Habib (Rore Hapipi)

Writer

Peter Muxlow

Director

Jim Moriarty

As: Pat

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Te Ara entry on Māori protest movements

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