The Convert
A fight for peace. A heart at war.
Country
Production
Budget
$0
Box office
$732 635
Director
Actors
Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Lawrence Makoare, Dean O'Gorman, Jared Turner, Kelly Vivian, Jack Barry
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Robin Scholes, Andrew Mason, Troy Lum, Te Kohe Tuhaka, David Garrett, Anne Sheehan, Maria Logan, David Mepham
Camera operator
Gin Loane
Composer
Matteo Zingales
Artist
Guy Moana, Nick Williams
Audition
Yvette Reid
Editing
Luke Haigh
Whole Team (28)
Whole Team (28)
Short description
Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director and screenwriter Lee Tamahori stated in an interview that films rarely show realistic fights (with the 2020 series 'Dead Lands' being an exception in his opinion). Tamahori emphasized the importance of authenticity in action scenes and stated that he enlisted the services of genuine Maori hand-to-hand combat experts using fighting sticks and a weapon called a taiaha (a traditional Maori close combat weapon made of wood and whalebone). Tamahori refused to draw parallels between his films and the 'Bond' films, where such scenes are shown in slow motion and processed during post-production. He always strives to show the ruthless and fleeting nature of hand-to-hand combat as it actually is, without embellishment.
- Director and screenwriter Lee Tamahori stated in an interview that fights are rarely shown realistically in films (with the exception, in his opinion, of the 2020 series "Deadlands"). Tamahori emphasized the importance of authenticity in action scenes and stated that he enlisted the help of real experts in Maori hand-to-hand combat using combat clubs and a weapon called the taiaha (a close-quarters polearm made of wood and whalebone). Tamahori refused to draw parallels between his films and the Bond movies, where such scenes are shown in slow motion and processed during post-production. He always strives to show the ruthless and fleeting nature of hand-to-hand combat as it truly is, without embellishment.
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