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Crooked Earth
Crooked Earth

Crooked Earth

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

23 August 2001

Country

France

Cast

Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Will Bastion

Jaime Passier-Armstrong

Jaime Passier-Armstrong

Ripeka Bastion

Lawrence Makoare

Lawrence Makoare

Kahu Bastion

Quinton Hita

Quinton Hita

Api

Nancy Brunning

Nancy Brunning

Marama

Mark Nua

Mark Nua

Iosefa

Sydney Jackson

Sydney Jackson

Pettigrew

George Henare

George Henare

Tipene

Calvin Tuteao

Calvin Tuteao

Sergeant Ropiha

Stan Wolfgramm

Stan Wolfgramm

Timo

Sela Apera

Sela Apera

Huiarangi

William Davis

William Davis

Gus

Eliza Bidois

Eliza Bidois

Grace

Mabel Wharekawa

Mabel Wharekawa

Aunty Margaret

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Government Minister of Forestry

Ross Duncan

Ross Duncan

Jim Ferguson

Anaru Grant

Anaru Grant

Army Major

Arthur Ranford

Arthur Ranford

Hardware Store Owner

Jason Nathan

Jason Nathan

Puru

Lionel Waaka

Lionel Waaka

Hako

Slade Leef

Slade Leef

Big SOB

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