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.
Director: Sam Pillsbury
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Temuera Morrison as Will Bastion |
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Jaime Passier-Armstrong as Ripeka Bastion |
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Lawrence Makoare as Kahu Bastion |
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Quinton Hita as Api |
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Nancy Brunning as Marama |
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Mark Nua as Iosefa |
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Sydney Jackson as Pettigrew |
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George Henare as Tipene |
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Calvin Tuteao as Sergeant Ropiha |
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Stan Wolfgramm as Timo |
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Sela Apera as Huiarangi |
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William Davis as Gus |
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Eliza Bidois as Grace |
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Mabel Wharekawa-Burt as Aunty Margaret |
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Patrick Wilson as Government Minister of Forestry |
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Ross Duncan as Jim Ferguson |
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Anaru Grant as Army Major |
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Arthur Ranford as Hardware Store Owner |
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Jason Nathan as Puru |
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Lionel Waaka as Hako |
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Slade Leef as Big SOB |
| Directing | Sam Pillsbury | Director |
| Writing | Waihoroi Shortland | Writer |
| Production | Robin Scholes | Producer |
| Writing | Greg McGee | Writer |
| Writing | Gavin Strawhan | Writer |
| Writing | Karin Altmann | Writer |
| Crew | Jason Durey | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Peter Beilby | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gavin McLean | Costume Designer |
| Sound | James Hall | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Henri Dorlet | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra East | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | John Boswell | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John McKay | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Michael Brindley | Writer |
| Production | Ernst Goldschmidt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kai Hawkins | Production Designer |
| Writing | John Dingwall | Script Consultant |
| Crew | Ken Durey | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Peter McCully | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Chris Plummer | Editor |
| Production | Don Selwyn | Casting |
| Camera | David Gribble | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Augie Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Ruth Kaupua | Casting |
| Sound | Lee Herrick | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Phil Heywood | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tony Johnson | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Wynter Blathwayt | Title Designer |
