Utu (1984)
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Utu is the Maori word for "Retribution," which sums up the chief motivating factor of this New Zealand-produced drama. Set in the 1870s, the film details the exigencies of British Colonial rule. A Maori scout, Te Wheke (Anzac Wallace), stumbles across a native village that has been… More Utu is the Maori word for "Retribution," which sums up the chief motivating factor of this New Zealand-produced drama. Set in the 1870s, the film details the exigencies of British Colonial rule. A Maori scout, Te Wheke (Anzac Wallace), stumbles across a native village that has been destroyed in a British raid. Since it is the scout's own village, he deserts the British army, the better to seek "utu." Leading a vigilante force consisting of his fellow Maoris, Te Wheke kills as many British settlers as he can get his hands on. The feverish conviction of his crusade is in stark contrast to the attitudes of the British, who seem more concerned with material possessions than with human beings. Popular down under star Bruno Lawrence is cast as a vengeance-driven settler who makes it his personal mission in life to end Te Wheke's reign of terror. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Geoff Murphy
- Written By
- Keith Aberdein, Geoff Murphy
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 13, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Anzac Wallace
as Te Wheke
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Bruno Lawrence
as Williamson
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Kelly Johnson
as Lieutenant Scott
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Wi Kuki Kaa
as Wiremu
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Tim Elliott
as Col. Elliot
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Ilona Rodgers
as Emily
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Tania Bristowe
as Kura
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Martyn Sanderson
as Vicar
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Faenza Reuben
as Henare
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Merata Mita
as Matu
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John Bach
as Belcher
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Sean Duffy
as Jones
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Bill Juliff
as Charlie
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Robin Ruakere
as George
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Stephen Tozer
as Capt. Rogers
- Ian Watkin
- Ronnie Smith
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Tom Poata
as Puni
- Ian Stewart
- Tim Elliot
