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The Convert (2023)
A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand. He gets drawn into the violent conflict between local tribes.
Guy Pearce is good in the lead role, as is Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne who plays the daughter of a tribal chief. It doesn't pull any punches about the brutality of Maori life then gives a flavour of the impact of the arrival of the British. You get the standard historical revisionism of sex roles, such as women performing the Haka and being involved in battles. The cinematography is what you would expect - point a camera at the beautiful New Zealand coastline and countryside.
It's a good story, well told, but nothing spesh.
5/10
A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand. He gets drawn into the violent conflict between local tribes.
Guy Pearce is good in the lead role, as is Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne who plays the daughter of a tribal chief. It doesn't pull any punches about the brutality of Maori life then gives a flavour of the impact of the arrival of the British. You get the standard historical revisionism of sex roles, such as women performing the Haka and being involved in battles. The cinematography is what you would expect - point a camera at the beautiful New Zealand coastline and countryside.
It's a good story, well told, but nothing spesh.
5/10