Muru

New Zealand 2022, 100 minutes
Dir. Tearepa Kahi
In Te Reo, English with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Violence & offensive language
Genres: Suspense/Crime, Action/Adventure

Feat. Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan, Manu Bennett, Roimata Fox, Simone Kessell, Poroaki Merritt-McDonald, Ria Te Uira Paki

“Curtis deftly captures a man caught between his people and his job, but “Muru” is mostly an accomplishment in tension, courtesy of a propulsive pace from (director) Kahi.”~Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Aroview: A riveting local action-thriller that boldly fictionalizes events surrounding the Nga Tuhoe raids of 2007.

Our finest actor Cliff Curtis leads a top ensemble cast, with the remarkable casting of Tame Iti as himself, the chief target of a misguided government conspiracy. It's an angry but clear-headed "response" to what really happened and, being filmed mostly in Te Reo, feels like a film for these times that marks a striking new direction for indigenous cinema in Aotearoa.

NZ International Film Festival 2022