Screenings at AFI Film Festival : <i> Following are reviews for the American Film Institute Film Festival. All screenings are at the Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza Cinemas unless otherwise indicated. : </i>
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TODAY ‘Ngati’ New Zealand, 1987, 89 minutes , Plitt , 5:45 p.m . You’d like to enjoy this: 1948 New Zealand life among the Maori, written by a Maori (Tama Paoti), acted by amateurs and centering on the dissolution of prejudice in an Aussie visitor. But the dialogue is rib-nudging exposition and director Barry Barclay has such lax rhythm, he seems to be casting you adrift.
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