Release Date

01 Jul, 1987

Runtime

01:32: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.

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Actors

Judy McIntosh

Ross Girven

Tuta Ngarimu Tatami

Iranui Haig

Tawai Moana

Michael Tibble

Oliver Jones

Norman Fletcher

Alice Fraser

Wi Kuki Kaa

Paki Cherrington

Kiri McCorkindale

Crew

Rory O'Shea

Barry Barclay

Tama Poata

John O'Shea