We are pleased to share the first look photo from Tearepa Kahi’s action thriller Muru starring Cliff Curtis (Avatar 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Jay Ryan (IT Chapter Two), Manu Bennett (The Hobbit trilogy) and Simone Kessell (San Andreas) from Arclight Films. The film is based on the 2007 Tuhoe police raids in New Zealand - activist Tame Iti was wrongfully arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism – he appears as himself in Muru.
Arclight Films - MURU First Look - Tame Iti on quad bike leading group on horseback - photo credit CHRISTOPHER PRYOR
MURU
Genre: Action Thriller
Status: Completed
Director & Writer: Tearepa Kahi (Poi E: The Story of our Song, Mt. Zion)
Cast: Cliff Curtis (Avatar 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Jay Ryan (IT Chapter Two), Manu Bennett (The Hobbit trilogy) and Simone Kessell (San Andreas)
Synopsis: Based on the 2007 Tuhoe police raids in New Zealand, Muru (the Māori concept for reconciliation and forgiveness) is the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau (Cliff Curtis), who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his small Ruatoki community, in the Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa. *Following the police raids, activist Tame Iti was wrongfully arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism – he appears as himself in Muru.
Producers: Reikura Kahi, Tame Iti, Selina Joe
Worldwide Sales: Arclight Films
25.05.2022 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog
Cat. : FILM