Crooked Earth (2001)
Crooked Earth
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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Temuera Morrison
as Will Bastion
as Will Bastion
Jaime Passier-Armstrong
as Ripeka Bastion
as Ripeka Bastion
Lawrence Makoare
as Kahu Bastion
as Kahu Bastion
Quinton Hita
as Api
as Api
Nancy Brunning
as Marama
as Marama
Mark Nua
as Iosefa
as Iosefa
Sydney Jackson
as Pettigrew
as Pettigrew
George Henare
as Tipene
as Tipene
Calvin Tuteao
as Sergeant Ropiha
as Sergeant Ropiha
Stan Wolfgramm
as Timo
as Timo
Sela Apera
as Huiarangi
as Huiarangi
William Davis
as Gus
as Gus
Eliza Bidois
as Grace
as Grace
Mabel Wharekawa
as Aunty Margaret
as Aunty Margaret
Patrick Wilson
as Government Minister of Forestry
as Government Minister of Forestry
Ross Duncan
as Jim Ferguson
as Jim Ferguson
Anaru Grant
as Army Major
as Army Major
Arthur Ranford
as Hardware Store Owner
as Hardware Store Owner
Jason Nathan
as Puru
as Puru
Lionel Waaka
as Hako
as Hako
Slade Leef
as Big SOB
as Big SOB
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Sam Pillsbury
Director
Director
Waihoroi Shortland
Writer
Writer
Robin Scholes
Producer
Producer
Greg McGee
Writer
Writer
Gavin Strawhan
Writer
Writer
Karin Altmann
Writer
Writer
Jason Durey
Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Beilby
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Gavin McLean
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
James Hall
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Henri Dorlet
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Debra East
Makeup Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
John Boswell
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
John McKay
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Michael Brindley
Writer
Writer
Ernst Goldschmidt
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Kai Hawkins
Production Designer
Production Designer
John Dingwall
Script Consultant
Script Consultant
Ken Durey
Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter McCully
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Plummer
Editor
Editor
Don Selwyn
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Casting
David Gribble
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Augie Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Ruth Kaupua
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Casting
Lee Herrick
Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Phil Heywood
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Johnson
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Wynter Blathwayt
Title Designer
Title Designer
