Movielogr
Broken Barrier (1952)
Directed by John O'Shea, Roger Mirams
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.
Length 71 minutes
Actors
Kay Ngarimu | Terence Bayler | Myra Hapi | George Ormond | Dorothy Tansley | F.W. French | Lily Te Nahu | Bill Merito