Crooked Earth (2001)
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74% of users liked it
(784 ratings)
Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absense of 20 years to bury his father, the former cheif 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… More Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absense of 20 years to bury his father, the former cheif 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 marijuanna deal with some murdering city folk. Will must choose between loyalty for his brother and his father, Maori tradition, and contemporary financial issues.
- Directed By
- Sam Pillsbury
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 23, 2001 Wide
Critic Reviews
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John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews
banal composition and simplistic moral code
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Cast
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Temuera Morrison
as Will Bastion
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Lawrence Makoare
as Kahu Bastion
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Jaime Passier-Armstrong
as Ripeka Bastion
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Quinton Hita
as Api
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Nancy Brunning
as Marama
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Syd Jackson
as Pettigrew
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George Henare
as Tipene
