
Crooked Earth
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Temuera Morrison
Temuera Morrison
Will Bastion
Temuera Morrison
Will Bastion


Jaime Passier-Armstrong
Jaime Passier-Armstrong
Ripeka Bastion
Jaime Passier-Armstrong
Ripeka Bastion


Lawrence Makoare
Lawrence Makoare
Kahu Bastion
Lawrence Makoare
Kahu Bastion
Quinton Hita
Quinton Hita
Api
Quinton Hita
Api


Nancy Brunning
Nancy Brunning
Marama
Nancy Brunning
Marama


Mark Nua
Mark Nua
Iosefa
Mark Nua
Iosefa


Sydney Jackson
Sydney Jackson
Pettigrew
Sydney Jackson
Pettigrew


George Henare
George Henare
Tipene
George Henare
Tipene


Calvin Tuteao
Calvin Tuteao
Sergeant Ropiha
Calvin Tuteao
Sergeant Ropiha
Stan Wolfgramm
Stan Wolfgramm
Timo
Stan Wolfgramm
Timo
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