Broken Barrier

Broken Barrier
Directed byJohn O'Shea
Roger Mirams
Written byJohn O'Shea
Produced byJohn O'Shea
Roger Mirams
StarringKay Ngarimu
Terence Bayler
Narrated byGuy Smith
CinematographyBill Hopper
Production
company
Pacific Films
Distributed byNZ Film Archives
Release date
  • 10 July 1952 (1952-07-10)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Broken Barrier is a 1952 New Zealand film.[1] It was directed and produced by John O'Shea (director) and Roger Mirams, and written by O'Shea.[2] It starred Kay Ngarimu and Terence Bayler, and also featured Myra Hapi Smith, Bill Merito and George Ormond.

The film addresses mistrust and prejudice between Pākehā and Māori in New Zealand, portraying a romance between a Pākehā man and a Māori woman.[2] The film was somewhat controversial at its release.

  1. ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023.ISBN 0-19-558336-1
  2. ^ a b New Zealand Film Commission page on Broken Barrier