Crooked Earth

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Temuera Morrison

Will Bastion

Age : N/A | Popularity : 96%

Jaime Passier-Armstrong

Ripeka Bastion

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Lawrence Makoare

Kahu Bastion

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Quinton Hita

Api

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Nancy Brunning

Marama

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Mark Nua

Iosefa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Sydney Jackson

Pettigrew

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

George Henare

Tipene

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Robin Scholes
	Casting	Don Selwyn Ruth Kaupua
	Production Designer	Kai Hawkins
	Executive Producer	Peter Beilby Henri Dorlet Ernst Goldschmidt
Writing	Writer	Greg McGee Waihoroi Shortland Gavin Strawhan Michael Brindley Karin Altmann
	Script Consultant	John Dingwall
Directing	Director	Sam Pillsbury
Editing	Editor	Chris Plummer
Sound	Original Music Composer	James Hall
	Sound Mixer	Tony Johnson John Boswell
	Sound Designer	John McKay
	Foley Artist	Lee Herrick
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Phil Heywood
Camera	Director of Photography	David Gribble
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Gavin McLean
	Makeup Supervisor	Debra East
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Augie Davis
	Special Effects Coordinator	Ken Durey Jason Durey
Visual Effects	Visual Effects Supervisor	Peter McCully
Art	Title Designer	Wynter Blathwayt
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