1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
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- jackmeat5 dage sidenMy quick rating - 5.7/10. Going into Mārama completely blind might actually be the best way to experience it. I knew absolutely nothing beyond the horror tag, skipped the trailer entirely, and just hit play. Sometimes that works out brilliantly. Other times you end up watching ninety minutes of interpretive dancing performed by haunted vegetables. Thankfully, Mārama lands much closer to the first category. Set in the year 1859, this movie starts with a message indicating the fact that this movie is based on the colonized past of Aotearoa New Zealand and why it’s important to know the past in order to go forward. It becomes obvious right away that this movie doesn’t intend to become a popcorn horror movie with many jump scares and ridiculous choices made by the characters. That being said, taking a trip to a creepy mansion in the middle of nowhere has never exactly been a winning strategy. We get a brief glimpse of a bloodied young woman trapped in a room. You know, the classic "don't worry, we'll come back to this later" opening, we meet Mary (Ariana Osborne). She arrives after receiving a letter from Thomas Boyd requesting her presence to discuss her family history. Unfortunately, Boyd manages to die before she gets there. The mid-1800s equivalent of sliding into her DMs, sorta. Mary is quickly hired as governess to young Anne (Evelyn Towersey) by Nathaniel (Toby Stephens), the owner of a remote estate that practically screams "nothing suspicious is happening here." Naturally, plenty of suspicious things are happening there. As Mary, or Mārama, settles in, disturbing visions begin appearing whenever she looks into mirrors. It's probably one of the few movies where avoiding mirrors is genuinely solid advice. The film is a deliberate slow burn, but it earns that pacing. The gothic atmosphere is thick. Mixing dread, revenge, grief, and colonial history into something far more thoughtful than your typical horror story. Rather than relying on cheap scares, Mārama builds suspense with an unsettling mood and the growing mystery surrounding Mary's family, her twin sister Amelia, and how Nathaniel's fits into it all. From a visual standpoint, this film is superb. The outdoor settings are gorgeous, showing off New Zealand's landscapes, while the production design captures the period convincingly. The costumes, locations, and overall attention to detail make the world seem authentic. Ariana Osborne holds most of the movie together and gives a great portrayal of a girl torn between two sides while discovering some very unsettling facts. The horror in this one is not about monsters but more about legacy, trauma, and the results of deeds that are not allowed to be forgotten. Mārama may not appeal to those who expect to be continuously terrified or splattered with gore, but if you have an interest in gothic horror that relies on creating an atmosphere through characters and their stories with a bit of revenge thrown in, there's much to enjoy. Solid feature debut for Taratoa Stappard. I look forward to seeing more.
- macaronz11. juni 2026Mārama is a slow burn drama. There are no big action sequences or special effects. Instead, the movie relies on moody visuals, deep conversations, and strong acting to show how heavy secrets can weigh a family down. This film might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it. In the end, the core message completely makes sense. The movie shows that you cannot honor a culture while simultaneously destroying the people who created it. Sir Nathaniel represents the colonizers who think they "love" a culture just because they steal its art, artifacts, and language. Mārama means "light" or "moon." The literal meaning of the movie is about shedding light on the hidden, dark, bloody history of how empires were built. By the end, she steps out of the dark English shadows and brings the burning light of truth and retribution.
- Atomic7011. juni 2026Marama is a clumsy, unfocused thriller with weak performances, baffling creative choices, and the pacing of a screensaver, tries to be a gothic psychological thriller rooted in New Zealand folklore, but ends up feeling like a first‑draft TV movie stretched to feature length. • Is the movie boring? Absolutely. It moves with the speed and excitement of watching paint dry on a damp wall. • Is the lead actress bad? Her performance is painfully flat — not the worst in cinema history, but definitely the weakest part of the film. • Did she get the role because of her background? There’s no evidence of that. Casting seems more like a mix of budget constraints and limited talent pool than anything else. (yes, she did). • Is the maid actress even worse? Yes. Her scenes feel like unedited rehearsal takes. • Was the homophobic scene necessary? Not at all. It’s random, tonally off, and adds nothing to the plot or characters. • Is the Photoshop work terrible? Catastrophic. Some images look like they were edited in Windows Paint at 3 AM by someone who had given up on life. • Does Errol Shand have a great body? Yes. He’s shredded, sculpted, and frankly the most visually compelling thing in the entire film. • What is Toby Stephens doing in this movie? Probably paying off a mortgage, a boat, or the annual dues of the Actors’ Guild. His presence is a mystery worthy of its own documentary. • Did you like anything at all? Occasionally, the cinematography shows flashes of competence. A nice frame here and there. Nothing more. Marama is the kind of film that feels like everyone involved deserved a better project. It’s not offensively bad — just depressingly mediocre, visually cheap, and dramatically hollow. If you’re looking for tension, depth, or even basic narrative coherence, you won’t find it here. If you’re looking for Errol Shand’s abs, you’re in luck.
- preston.j525. maj 2026Outstanding. Surpasses Indian Horse, Killers of the Flower Moon. Brilliant directing, videography, script, screenplay. Stunning. Haunting. An authentic story that goes beyond acting or performance. Hits on matriarchal inter-generational trauma, blood memory, birth trauma, forced incest, documentation manipulation, the evils and psychosis of possessive ownership, fetishization and theft and appropriation of Indigenous culture and identity, stolen women & children, interracial guilt and justice, the truth of dreams, awakening the spirit of Seeing and Listening, language rights and preservation, remembering our songs, honouring our lodges and homefires, gathering of the bones, ancestral calls to warrior rites of passage, and reclamation lifeways that will help the world understand how and why colonialism is a disgusting, imprisoning, invasive disease that needs to have its legacy end. This ends with freedom and prayers that we can heal from the torture, displacement, disenfranchisement, connect back to our relatives as stewards of the earth, and Return Home to be who we really are and with who belong. Carrying medicine and unconditional love.
- Kevin Ward24. maj 2026Mārama sizzles with gorgeous gothic visuals, rich period costuming, and a slow, simmering sense of dread. It’s an atmospheric critique of colonial exploitation finding Mary (Ariaana Osborne) as a young Maori woman sent from Aotearoa to Victorian England after receiving a mysterious letter about her parents. Once there, she becomes trapped in a wealthy whaler’s household and uncovers the lies, violence, and exploitation that shaped her past. Osborne is incredible as Mary. She carries the whole film with a dormant volcanic emotion, and that erupts in that party scene via a defiant haka. Easily the most unforgettable moment of the movie.
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- september 2025 blev Marama udgivet.
Marama blev instrueret af Toa Stappard.
Marama har en spilletid på 89 m.
Marama blev produceret af Sharlene George, Paraone Gloyne, Rouzie Hassanova, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell.
- When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
Nøglepersonerne i Marama er Mary (Ariāna Osborne), Nathaniel Cole (Toby Stephens), Peggy (Umi Myers).
Marama er en Drama, Gyser, Mysterium-film.
Marama har indtjent 52.050 US$ ved billetlugen.