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Utu

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1983-01-01104 min

UtuistheMaoriwordfor"Retribution,"whichsumsupthechiefmotivatingfactorofthisNewZealand-produceddrama.Setinthe1870s,thefilmdetailstheexigenciesofBritishColonialrule.AMaoriscout,TeWheke(AnzacWallace),stumblesacrossanativevillagethathasbeendestroyedinaBritishraid.Sinceitisthescout'sownvillage,hedesertstheBritisharmy,thebettertoseek"utu."LeadingavigilanteforceconsistingofhisfellowMaoris,TeWhekekillsasmanyBritishsettlersashecangethishandson.ThefeverishconvictionofhiscrusadeisinstarkcontrasttotheattitudesoftheBritish,whoseemmoreconcernedwithmaterialpossessionsthanwithhumanbeings.PopulardownunderstarBrunoLawrenceiscastasavengeance-drivensettlerwhomakesithispersonalmissioninlifetoendTeWheke'sreignofterror.~HalErickson,Rovi

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