Crooked Earth
2001
Drama
★ 7.5Will 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.
Crew
- Director Sam Pillsbury
- Writer Waihoroi Shortland
- Writer Greg McGee
- Writer Gavin Strawhan
- Writer Karin Altmann
- Writer Michael Brindley
- Director of Photography David Gribble
Cast
Crew
- Director — Sam Pillsbury
- Writer — Waihoroi Shortland
- Writer — Greg McGee
- Writer — Gavin Strawhan
- Writer — Karin Altmann
- Writer — Michael Brindley
- Director of Photography — David Gribble
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