Broken Barrier (1952)

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

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.

Cast (8)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

K

Kay Ngarimu

Rawi

Terence Bayler

Tom Sullivan

M

Myra Hapi

Kiri

G

George Ormond

Alec

D

Dorothy Tansley

Mrs. Sullivan

F

F.W. French

Mr. Sullivan

L

Lily Te Nahu

Maata

B

Bill Merito

Johnny

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