Crooked Earth (2001)
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.
| Movie ID | 144259 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Sam Pillsbury |
| Main cast | Temuera Morrison, Jaime Passier-Armstrong, Lawrence Makoare, Quinton Hita, Nancy Brunning, Mark Nua, Sydney Jackson, George Henare |
| Release date | 23 August 2001 |
| Release year | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | – |
| Rating | 7.5 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Communicado Productions |
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Writers: Waihoroi Shortland, Greg McGee, Karin Altmann, Michael Brindley, Gavin Strawhan
Top cast
Temuera MorrisonWill Bastion
Jaime Passier-ArmstrongRipeka Bastion
Lawrence MakoareKahu Bastion
Quinton HitaApi
Nancy BrunningMarama
Mark NuaIosefa
Sydney JacksonPettigrew
George HenareTipene
Calvin TuteaoSergeant Ropiha
Stan WolfgrammTimo
Sela AperaHuiarangi
William DavisGus
Eliza BidoisGrace
Mabel Wharekawa-BurtAunty Margaret
Patrick WilsonGovernment Minister of Forestry
Ross DuncanJim Ferguson
Anaru GrantArmy Major
Arthur RanfordHardware Store Owner
Jason NathanPuru
Lionel WaakaHako
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