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Rapa Nui
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   1,808 votes
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Director:
Kevin Reynolds
Writers (WGA):
Kevin Reynolds (story)
Tim Rose Price (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 September 1994 (USA) more
Plot:
Tenuously based on the legends of Easter Island, Chile, this story details a civil war between the two... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
In the meadow, we can pan a snowman
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 24 December 2008, 9:04 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Gorgeous more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jason Scott Lee ... Noro

Esai Morales ... Make

Sandrine Holt ... Ramana
Eru Potaka-Dewes ... Ariki-mau
Emilio Tuki Hito ... Messenger
Gordon Hatfield ... Riro
Frenxa Reuben ... Heke
Hori Ahipene ... Overseer
Chiefy Elkington ... Fisherman
Ruihana Rewa ... Old Woman
George Henare ... Tupa
Rawiri Paratene ... Priest
Pete Smith ... Priest
Mario Gaia ... Short Ears

Cliff Curtis ... Short Ears
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Easter Island, Chile

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Anachronisms: The Rapa Nui had long abandoned carving moai by the time of the Cult of the Birdman. more
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Featured in Mars Attacks! (1996) more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Gorgeous, 28 September 2001
7/10
Author: Mark Cordell from London, England

The island itself is stunningly beautiful and the film makes good use of this, especially the race at the end which is compelling in its apparent difficulty for the actors. As for the accuracy of the film it is mainly based on guesswork, so the whole racial element is for the benefit of drama. What surprises me is that some of the other reviewers wonder how an advanced civilisation can be so racist! Take a look at your own society and wonder! As well as a love story there is a competitive element, and an explanation about what happened to the island. If Easter Island interests you this film will entertain. As for the nudity, don't be so prudish!

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