Directed by Barry Barclay • 1987 • English • 93'

A boy is dying from leukemia; a young Australian doctor visits only to discover his hidden Māori heritage; the local freezing works are threatened to close down. Centered around the community of a small fictional Māori village in the late 1940s, this poignant film weaves together threads about friendship, love, and solidarity against the backdrop of the struggle for Indigenous sovereignty. Acclaimed at Cannes in 1987, this iconic fiction film is the first feature ever written and directed by a Māori filmmaker. A celebration of Māori pride and heritage, Ngati calls for decolonization and the community’s reappropriation of capitalist industries.