FRI 26 AUG
Coming Soon to
Matakana Cinemas
105 mins |
Rated
M (Violence & offensive language)
Directed by Te Arepa Kahi
Starring Manu Bennett, Simone Kessell, Jay Ryan, Cliff Curtis
See this powerful New Zealand film early!
MURU is a powerful must-see film for all New Zealanders, based on the infamous Urewera Raids in 2007, and starring Cliff Curtis in one of his best ever performances.
Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant ‘Taffy’ Tāwharau (Cliff Curtis), who must choose between duty to his badge or his people, when the Government invoke anti-terrorism powers to launch an armed raid on Taffy’s remote Urewera community, on a school day.
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See this powerful New Zealand film early!
MURU is a powerful must-see film for all New Zealanders, based on the infamous Urewera Raids in 2007, and starring Cliff Curtis in one of his best ever performances.
Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant ‘Taffy’ Tāwharau (Cliff Curtis), who must choose between duty to his badge or his people, when the Government invoke anti-terrorism powers to launch an armed raid on Taffy’s remote Urewera community, on a school day.