Utu

Release Date: 1984-06-27

Runtime: 118

Languages: English |

Rating: 7

Votes: 29

Genres: War | Adventure | Drama | History

Director: Geoff Murphy

Description: In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Māori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to ...In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Māori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.Read More

Production Companies:

Utu Productions

New Zealand Film Commission