Crooked Earth (2001)

Crooked Earth (2001) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
New Zealand ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Sam Pillsbury

Written By:
Karin Altmann
Michael Brindley

Actors:
Temuera Morrison ..... Will Bastion
Jaime Passier-Armstrong ..... Ripeka Bastion
Lawrence Makoare ..... Kahu Bastion
Quinton Hita ..... Api
Nancy Brunning ..... Marama
Sydney Jackson ..... Pettigrew
George Henare ..... Tipene
Calvin Tuteao ..... Sergeant Ropiha
Stan Wolfgramm ..... Timo
Sela Apera ..... Huiarangi
William Davis ..... Gus
Eliza Bidois ..... Grace
Mabel Wharekawa ..... Aunty Margaret (as Wharekawa-Burt)
Tairoa Morrison ..... Ariki
Mark Nua ..... Iosefa

Synopsis:

Will Bastion (Temuera Morrison), returns from 20 years service in the New Zealand Army to Raukura, his hometown, to face the biggest challenge of his life. His father has died, leaving a sacred greenstone patu, the symbol of leadership, to him. He doesn't want it, believing it represents the violence he has turned his back on. His uncertainty is seized upon by the charismatic firebrand, Kahu, Will's younger brother and rebel leader of the tribe. Matters are further complicated by the arrival of Will's 17-year-old daughter, Ripeka, who is brimming with her own brand of rebellion. Openly flouting the government through their radical separatist views and dope-growing empire, Kahu and his cult have either seduced or intimidated everyone in the village. Will having seen real war cannot tolerate Kahus violence. The stage is set for a showdown, pitting brother against brother as the forces of tradition, government authority and tribe pride, all collides in an action-packed saga of loyalty, betrayal and love.

Raukura, New Zealand, homeland to the Maori people, holds a harsh beauty. After 20 years in the government''s army, Captain Will Bastion is forced to resign. He returns to Raukura, New Zealand, to bury his father, the tribe''s chief; a leader whose mantle, by Maori tradition, Will must inherit. Estranged from his roots, Will is reluctant to fulfill this right. Will''s younger, radical brother, Kahu, has either seduced or intimidated the rest of the village into following him. Mounted on a white stallion, Kahu charges directly into the funeral ceremony, unleashing a chain of events which will forever change the tribe''s destiny...

Period-set drama about two Maori brothers and their struggle to ensure the future of their tribal lands.

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