Rapa Nui (film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Reynolds |
| Produced by | Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson |
| Written by | Kevin Reynolds, Tim Rose Price |
| Starring | Jason Scott Lee, Esai Morales, Sandrine Holt |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 14 April 1994 |
| Running time | 107 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$20,000,000 |
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Rapa Nui is a 1994 film directed by Kevin Reynolds. It is produced by Kevin Costner and Barrie M. Osborne, among others. The plot is based on Rapanui legends of Easter Island, Chile, in particular the race for the Sooty Tern's egg in the Birdman Cult. In the United States, the movie was rated R by the MPAA.
[edit] Main cast
- Jason Scott Lee – Noro
- Esai Morales – Make
- Sandrine Holt – Ramana
[edit] Plot
Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a Moa in record time before Noro can take part in the race to retrieve the egg. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year. The film can be considered a condensed history of the collapse of the Easter Island civilisation, for example the tribe cut down all of the remaining trees to move the Moa to its site. In the end Noro and Ramana attempt to flee the island in the last canoe.
[edit] External links
- Rapa Nui at the Internet Movie Database
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