''Crooked Earth'' is a 2001

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

film directed by

Sam Pillsbury Sam Pillsbury is an American film director, producer, and winemaker. Life and Career Massachusetts-raised Sam Pillsbury emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 14. At age 23 he began working for the government-owned National Film Unit of New ...

and starring

Temuera Morrison Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor who first gained recognition in his home country for playing Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He garnered critical acclaim for starring as Jake "The M ...

. The film opened to negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.

Plot

The film follows Will Bastion (Morrison) as he returns home from the army after 20 years to bury his father. Upon returning home, tradition dictates that Will must take the tribal chief position. Due to his disinterest in the role, his brother Kahu (Makoare) takes charge as he appoints himself with the position. Faced with Kahu's drug-dealing and radical views, Bastion must decide if he should act.

Cast

as Will Bastion * Lawrence Makoare as Kahu Bastion * Jaime Passier-Armstrong as Ripeka Bastion * Quinton Hita as Api * Nancy Brunning as Marama * Sydney Jackson as Pettigrew *

George Henare George Winiata Henare (born 11 September 1945) is a New Zealand actor with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Born in Gisborne on 11 September 1945, the third youngest in a family of ten children, Henare affiliates to the Māori tri ...

as Tipene * Calvin Tuteao as Sergeant Ropiha * Stan Wolfgramm as Timo

References

External links

Crooked Earth at NZVideos.org
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NZ On Screen page
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