Ngāti(1987)

movie - first aired/released 1987-07-01 - 92 min - audience 6.8

Drama

Directed by Barry Barclay

Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngāti 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.