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Actor: Connie Gilbert, John Bach, Sean Duffy, Tania Bristowe, Tim Elliott (III)DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-12-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Kino Video
Movie Reviews of Utu
Movie Review: A real masterpiece!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film on the surface is a tale of an episode in the Maori Wars in New Zealand in the 1870's in which a Maori scout - Te Wheke - turns 'renegade'. Te Wheke embarks upon a vengeance raid after the murder of his family by the colonial troops he has been serving with. The film weaves an intricate web of relationships between complex and intelligently scripted characters that are set within an equally complex society in which two conflicting cultures are alternately accommodating and warring with each other and among themselves. I had to watch this film several times before I really began to appreciate it and understand what it was about....and I'm glad I had the patience. Essentially the film explores the whole concept of vengeance - the meaning of 'utu'. The film depicts how the innocent pay the price for the wrong doings of others, how the wronged become the perpetrators of acts of violence against the innocent and ultimately how the notion of vengeance spires out of control and everyone is sucked into the cycle. The beautiful yet tragically sad ending does not shy away from the awful truth about the only way in which the vengeance cycle can end. A great church scene in the early part of the film, an interesting concept on the use of the bible....and what an outfit. A fantastic film! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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