Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui
  • Release date: 9 Sep 1994
  • Release year: 1994
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Country: United States, Australia, Chile
  • Keywords: polynesia, aboriginal western, oceania, bare chested male, tournament, mass murder, slavery, 17th century, southern hemisphere, power
Plot:
Tenuously based on the legends of Easter Island, Chile, this story details a civil war between the two tribes on the island: the Long Ears and the Short Ears. A warrior from the ruling class falls in love with a girl from the lower class, and must decide on his position in a time of great civil unrest. The ruling class are demanding larger and larger Moai (stone statues), a task which the lower class and the island ecology are more and more reluctant to provide.
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