"Unlike some of the products of the New Hollywood, films such as Utu are not meant to be totally consumed in the cinema but are designed to start people talking. Utu was an uneven film but it succeeded in stirring up more discussion of New Zealand history than any recent book has done." - (Roger Horrocks, Headlands, MCA 1992)

"In Utu, someone is always stalking someone, and being stalked in return; the comings and goings of the characters, as they tramp through forests and across mountains, create a visual metaphor for the movie's web of revenge. What lends Utu its particular richness is the way director Geoff Murphy plays with your sympathies; you never know which side you're supposes to be on - and neither, evidently, do the characters" - (Paul Attanasio, "'Utu': From Down Under, a Rich Tale of Revenge", Washington Post, either December 26 or 12, 1985)

Director: Geoff Murphy
Executive Producers: Don Blakeney, Kerry Robins, DAVID CARSON-PARKER
Director of Photography: Graeme Cowley
Camera Operator: Paul Leach
Assistant Director: Lee Tamahori
Screenplay: GEOFF MURPHY, KEITH ABERDEIN
Editor: Mike Horton
Sound: Graham Morris
Sound Mixing: Don Reynolds, Brian Shennan
Music: JOHN CHARLES Performed by: NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Production Manager: Pat Murphy