The Convert

2023
1 Std. 59 Min.

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6,4/10

5036

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3.860

599

A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.

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Ein Laienprediger, in den 1830er Jahren in einer britischen Siedlung ankommt. Seine gewalttätige Vergangenheit wird bald in Frage gestellt und sein Glaube auf die Probe gestellt, als er sich... Alles lesenEin Laienprediger, in den 1830er Jahren in einer britischen Siedlung ankommt. Seine gewalttätige Vergangenheit wird bald in Frage gestellt und sein Glaube auf die Probe gestellt, als er sich in der Mitte des Konflikts wiederfindetEin Laienprediger, in den 1830er Jahren in einer britischen Siedlung ankommt. Seine gewalttätige Vergangenheit wird bald in Frage gestellt und sein Glaube auf die Probe gestellt, als er sich in der Mitte des Konflikts wiederfindet

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

5036

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

3.860

599

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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In a 2024 interview with Screen Rant, Lee Tamahori spoke about the depiction of Maori warfare in the film and the contrast of directing it versus his experience on James Bond 007 - Stirb an einem anderen Tag (2002): "...we haven't seen combat like this much on film. There's been a film called The Dead Lands (2020), and another couple. There is now a highly trained number of Rakau experts. This is Maori hand to hand combat with edged weapon. They call them patu and taiaha. So there's weapons like most indigenous cultures had spears clubs edged weapons. So there's a lot of people trained in that now, young Maori. They're all in the film. They're a combat unit, which we put together. Action is just something you make up in your head and you do it shot by shot by shot by shot, and work your way through it. To me it is always important, and in the difference between a James Bond action sequence and a Convert action sequence is The Convert the action has to be scarily authentic. It has to be brutal. It's fast. There's no slow motion, no trickery going on. It's just shot by shot by shot, edited down to a point. Whereas with something like most modern action films have speed ramps, and all sorts of post-production tricks on them. But I didn't want to do anything other than show the brutality of hand-to-hand combat as it was."

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When they land for the first time, Munro talks to the crew of the landing boat then rides his horse along the beach. There is a wide shot towards the end of this scene where the boat obviously isn't on the beach.

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8/10

New Zealand

The Convert (2023), based on a story by New Zealand writer Hamish Clayton, is a film that's been a long time coming. Directed by Lee Tamahori, a seasoned veteran of both drama and action genres, it's a film that's been quietly simmering on the back burner since its sales rights were acquired at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

I'd done some reading about it a couple of years ago, and it seems the film spent those two years languishing in some production company drawer. The reason, I suspect, is the current state of movie-going audiences. Let's face it, most people (with a few exceptions) aren't flocking to theaters for two-hour (or longer) historical dramas. The box office numbers back this up. And I guess the production company didn't want to relegate this film to a straight-to-streaming/home video release either. They have a point.

Guy Pearce, one of the most talented actors working today, but one who's been plagued by a less-than-stellar career trajectory, takes the lead role. And boy, does he deliver. He's absolutely mesmerizing, bringing a Shakespearean intensity to every scene as if he were performing on the National Theatre stage. It's clear he's deeply invested in the story, perhaps due to its historical relevance to his own background.

Gin Loane, whose work I haven't seen before, delivers stunning cinematography that captures the rugged beauty of the New Zealand landscape. Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne gives it her all, and it wouldn't surprise me if she snags an award for her performance in this film. (I haven't checked, but it wouldn't be undeserved.)

The Convert is a film that deserves recognition for its acting, well-choreographed fight scenes, seamless integration of the Maori language, and authentic portrayal of 1830s New Zealand society. It's a film that transports you to another time and place, immersing you in a world of conflict, faith, and redemption.