Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant āTaffyā TÄwharau, who must choose between duty to his badge or his people, when the Government invoke antiterrorism powers to launch an armed raid on Taffyās remote Urewera community, on a school day. This gripping action drama is not a re-creation, but a response to the 2007 TÅ«hoe raids. MURU is a MaĢori concept for 'forgivenessā.