Flixtheatre

Broken Barrier

"A white boy... a maori girl. Facing the challenge of prejudice!"

1952 71 min 6.0

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1952-01-01
Production: Pacific Films