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Crooked Earth

Movie 2001 TMDB 7.5/10 Released

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.

Crooked Earth is a movie first shown in 2001. Status: Released. Genres: Drama. TMDB score 7.5/10 from 3 votes.

3TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Crooked Earth
Release year
2001
Release date
August 23, 2001
Status
Released
Genres
Drama
Production companies
Communicado Productions, Pandora, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air
Director
Sam Pillsbury
TMDB rating
7.5/10 (3 votes)
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Official trailer

Crooked Earth - funeral scene

Cast

Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Will Bastion

Jaime Passier-Armstrong

Jaime Passier-Armstrong

Ripeka Bastion

Lawrence Makoare

Lawrence Makoare

Kahu Bastion

Q

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

S

Stan Wolfgramm

Timo

S

Sela Apera

Huiarangi

William Davis

William Davis

Gus

E

Eliza Bidois

Grace

M

Mabel Wharekawa-Burt

Aunty Margaret

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Government Minister of Forestry

Ross Duncan

Ross Duncan

Jim Ferguson

A

Anaru Grant

Army Major

Arthur Ranford

Arthur Ranford

Hardware Store Owner

Characters

  • Will Bastion voiced by Temuera Morrison
  • Ripeka Bastion voiced by Jaime Passier-Armstrong
  • Kahu Bastion voiced by Lawrence Makoare
  • Api voiced by Quinton Hita
  • Marama voiced by Nancy Brunning
  • Iosefa voiced by Mark Nua
  • Pettigrew voiced by Sydney Jackson
  • Tipene voiced by George Henare
  • Sergeant Ropiha voiced by Calvin Tuteao
  • Timo voiced by Stan Wolfgramm
  • Huiarangi voiced by Sela Apera
  • Gus voiced by William Davis
  • Grace voiced by Eliza Bidois
  • Aunty Margaret voiced by Mabel Wharekawa-Burt
  • Government Minister of Forestry voiced by Patrick Wilson
  • Jim Ferguson voiced by Ross Duncan
  • Army Major voiced by Anaru Grant
  • Hardware Store Owner voiced by Arthur Ranford

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