Crooked Earth

Sam Pillsbury
2001-08-23


6.2
0 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Temuera Morrison Will Bastion Unowned
Jaime Passier-Armstrong Ripeka Bastion Unowned
Lawrence Makoare Kahu Bastion Unowned
Quinton Hita Api Unowned
Nancy Brunning Marama Unowned
Mark Nua Iosefa Unowned
Sydney Jackson Pettigrew Unowned
George Henare Tipene Unowned
Calvin Tuteao Sergeant Ropiha Unowned
Stan Wolfgramm Timo Unowned
Sela Apera Huiarangi Unowned
William Davis Gus Unowned
Eliza Bidois Grace Unowned
Mabel Wharekawa Aunty Margaret Unowned
Patrick Wilson Government Minister of Forestry Unowned
Ross Duncan Jim Ferguson Unowned
Anaru Grant Army Major Unowned
Arthur Ranford Hardware Store Owner Unowned
Jason Nathan Puru Unowned
Lionel Waaka Hako Unowned
Slade Leef Big SOB Unowned