Movie Settings Database

Ngati

Where:

🇳🇿 New Zealand

When:

The 1940s

Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.

Released in 1987 — 92 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Languages:

English Maori