Crooked Earth

2001

0 min

6.2

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Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absence of 20 years to bury his father, the former chief of thee Maori tribe, Ngati Kaipuku. The eldest son, he is reluctant to inherit his fathers role, so it is taken more willingly by his younger brother, Kahu. Kahu is the leader of a band of drug dealers and trouble-makers who ride horses through the middle of town, wrecking peoples gardens. Under the guise of refusal of a land settlement, Kahu makes a large marijuana deal with some murdering city folk. Will must choose between loyalty for his brother and his father, Maori tradition, and contemporary financial issues.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Sam Pillsbury

Country

France

Cast & Crew

Temuera Morrison

Jaime Passier-Armstrong

Lawrence Makoare

Quinton Hita

Nancy Brunning

Mark Nua

Sydney Jackson

George Henare

Calvin Tuteao

Stan Wolfgramm

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Crooked Earth

Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absence of 20 years to bury his father, the former chief of thee Maori tribe, Ngati Kaipuku. The eldest son, he is reluctant to inherit his fathers role, so it is taken more willingly by his younger brother, Kahu. Kahu is the leader of a band of drug dealers and trouble-makers who ride horses through the middle of town, wrecking peoples gardens. Under the guise of refusal of a land settlement, Kahu makes a large marijuana deal with some murdering city folk. Will must choose between loyalty for his brother and his father, Maori tradition, and contemporary financial issues.

  • Temuera Morrison

  • Jaime Passier-Armstrong

  • Lawrence Makoare

  • Quinton Hita

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