Crooked Earth (2001)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.905 |
Directed By
Sam Pillsbury
Crew
Sam Pillsbury
Waihoroi Shortland
Robin Scholes
Greg McGee
Gavin Strawhan
Karin Altmann
Jason Durey
Peter Beilby
Gavin McLean
James Hall
Henri Dorlet
Debra East
John Boswell
John McKay
Michael Brindley
Ernst Goldschmidt
Kai Hawkins
John Dingwall
Ken Durey
Peter McCully
Chris Plummer
Don Selwyn
David Gribble
Augie Davis
Ruth Kaupua
Lee Herrick
Phil Heywood
Tony Johnson
Wynter Blathwayt
TOP CAST
Temuera Morrison
Will Bastion
Jaime Passier-Armstrong
Ripeka Bastion
Lawrence Makoare
Kahu Bastion
Quinton Hita
Api
Nancy Brunning
Marama
Mark Nua
Iosefa
Sydney Jackson
Pettigrew
George Henare
Tipene
Calvin Tuteao
Sergeant Ropiha
Stan Wolfgramm
Timo
Sela Apera
Huiarangi
William Davis
Gus
Eliza Bidois
Grace
Mabel Wharekawa
Aunty Margaret
Patrick Wilson
Government Minister of Forestry
Ross Duncan
Jim Ferguson
Anaru Grant
Army Major
Arthur Ranford
Hardware Store Owner
Jason Nathan
Puru
Lionel Waaka
Hako
Slade Leef
Big SOB
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