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.
Year: 2001
Genre: Drama
Studio: Communicado Productions, Pandora, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Temuera Morrison, Jaime Passier-Armstrong, Lawrence Makoare, Quinton Hita, Nancy Brunning, Mark Nua
Crew: Sam Pillsbury (Director), Robin Scholes (Producer), Greg McGee (Writer), Waihoroi Shortland (Writer), Don Selwyn (Casting), Kai Hawkins (Production Designer)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Release: Aug 23, 2001
IMDb: 6.20/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 2
Country: France, New Zealand
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : new zealand, maori
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