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Cliff Curtis: On his classic NZ movie roles...

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From playing a human mule in The Piano, a dandy in Desperate Remedies and the hated Uncle Bully in Once Were Warriors, actor Cliff Curtis has appeared in a number of classic Kiwi movies. Curtis won acclaim and awards after starring as troubled chess champ Genesis Potini in The Dark Horse. He has also forged a busy international acting career, and moved into producing, out of a desire to make Māori stories. In this ScreenTalk, Curtis talks about: Playing a minor Māori character in The Piano  ...

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