The Convert
NZ release: 14 March 2024
Bloody violence & cruelty Rated on: 09 February 2024
What’s it about?
Munro, a former soldier turned lay preacher, arrives in New Zealand in the 1830s to guide the early British settlers, but his mission takes an unexpected turn when the influential Māori chief Maianui draws him into a new path, reshaping his purpose and loyalty.
The facts
- Directed by Lee Tamahori
- English and te reo Māori
- Runtime: 114 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about the classification process and ratings here.
Bloody violence & cruelty
There are several war scenes which involve the use of weapons including muskets, patu, and taiaha. At times you see blood when warriors are hit or their throats are cut, however there is little detail of actual wounds. A camera shot shows a number of dead bodies in pools of blood on a battlefield.
Stronger moments of violence and cruelty include:
- A man bludgeons several people on the back of the head. Blood sprays on impact.
- A man who is blamed for murdering someone is jailed and then beaten to death in his cell.
- A man is shot in the eye and we briefly see bloody flesh.
- During a battle we see a quick close-up of a gash in a woman’s forehead.
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