The Lost Tribe

1983
1h 54m

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An anthropologist vanishes in New Zealand during a tribal search. His wife, daughter, and shady twin brother enamored with his sister-in-law embark on a quest to find him, while police suspe... Read allAn anthropologist vanishes in New Zealand during a tribal search. His wife, daughter, and shady twin brother enamored with his sister-in-law embark on a quest to find him, while police suspect one twin in a prostitute's murder.An anthropologist vanishes in New Zealand during a tribal search. His wife, daughter, and shady twin brother enamored with his sister-in-law embark on a quest to find him, while police suspect one twin in a prostitute's murder.

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5.4/10

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Dark, spooky story, but doesn't click. Nice scenery tho.

Although the movie gives us views of beautiful, and some inaccessible, parts of New Zealand, specifically the fiords, that's about the best part of it.

A movie that's dark in spirit and look can be powerful, but this one is just unrelenting. Representative of that is the spooky soundtrack, which could be a loop tape -- same beginning to end. The story builds as a case of white man foolishly poking into Maori prohibited lands and history, but shifts to something more pedestrian in a way that's predictable. It's a good New Zealand production for the '80s. Meaning, they tried to equal some of the great Aussie films of the period and didn't quite pull it off. My summary: Somewhat enjoyable but not memorable.