Patu!

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Title

Patu!

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Description

Merata Mita’s Patu! is a startling record of the mass civil disobedience that took place throughout New Zealand during the winter of 1981, in protest against a South African rugby tour. Testament to the courage and faith of both the marchers and a large team of filmmakers, the feature-length documentary is a landmark in Aotearoa's film history. It staunchly contradicts claims by author Gordon McLauchlan a couple of years earlier that New Zealanders were "a passionless people".

Format

Video

Date created

1983

URL

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/patu-1983

Related subjects

protest / civil unrest / race relations / racism / springboks / anti-tour / māori / indigenous / rugby / motorbike helmets / loudhailer / protestors / marchers / march / pitch invasion / biko / muldoon / riot squad / police / tom newnham / donald woods / andrew molotsane / tama iti / herbs / john minto / petition / activism / activists / race / politics / left wing / liberal / apartheid / anti-apartheid / tour / rugby tour / south africa / 1981 / documentary / merata mita

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