Crooked Earth

Crooked Earth

Release date : August 23, 2001
Countries of origin : France / New Zealand /
Original Language : English /
Director : Sam Pillsbury /
Production companies : Communicado Productions / Pandora / New Zealand Film Commission / NZ on Air /
August 23, 2001 France Drama English More
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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.
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Temuera Morrison
Will Bastion
Jaime Passier-Armstrong
Ripeka Bastion
Lawrence Makoare
Kahu Bastion
Mark Nua
Iosefa
Sydney Jackson
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Calvin Tuteao
Sergeant Ropiha
Sela Apera
Huiarangi
Mabel Wharekawa
Aunty Margaret
Patrick Wilson
Government Minister of Forestry
Ross Duncan
Jim Ferguson
Anaru Grant
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Arthur Ranford
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  • title:Crooked Earth
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2001
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: France · New Zealand ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Sam Pillsbury /
  • Writers: Greg McGee · Waihoroi Shortland · Gavin Strawhan · Michael Brindley · Karin Altmann · John Dingwall ·
  • Production companies: Communicado Productions · Pandora · New Zealand Film Commission · NZ on Air ·
  • 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.
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