Patu!

6.7

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 112 min
Premiere: 1983. July 23.

Director: Merata Mita
Starring: Marx Jones John Minto

In 1981, the New Zealand government invited the South African rugby team to tour New Zealand. This effectively split the country in half. Patu! is the story of the protest movement, HART (halt all racist tours). This documentary shows footage of protester meetings, rugby games and various beatings meted out to protesters from police.