Rapa-Nui (film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Reynolds |
| Written by | Kevin Reynolds Tim Rose Price |
| Story by | Kevin Reynolds |
| Produced by | Kevin Costner Jim Wilson |
| Starring | Jason Scott Lee Esai Morales Sandrine Holt |
| Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
| Edited by | Peter Boyle |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
Production companies | Maverick Films Tig Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $305,070 |
Rapa-Nui is a 1994 American historical action-adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-produced by Kevin Costner, who starred in Reynolds's previous film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). The plot is based on Rapa Nui legends of Easter Island, Chile, in particular the race for the sooty tern's egg in the Birdman Cult.
The historic details of this film are questionable, and though the central theme—the destruction of the island's irreplaceable forests—is well-authenticated, the idea that this led to the destruction of the Rapa Nui is questionable. The struggle in the story is derived from the legend of the Hanau epe.