

MovieDrama
Crooked Earth
7.5(3)2001
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.
- Director
- Sam Pillsbury
- Created by
- Peter Beilby,Henri Dorlet,Ernst Goldschmidt
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Cast

Temuera Morrison
Will Bastion

Jaime Passier-Armstrong
Ripeka Bastion

Lawrence Makoare
Kahu Bastion
Quinton Hita
Api

Nancy Brunning
Marama

Mark Nua
Iosefa

Sydney Jackson
Pettigrew

George Henare
Tipene

Calvin Tuteao
Sergeant Ropiha
Stan Wolfgramm
Timo
Sela Apera
Huiarangi

William Davis
Gus
Eliza Bidois
Grace
Mabel Wharekawa-Burt
Aunty Margaret

Patrick Wilson
Government Minister of Forestry

Ross Duncan
Jim Ferguson
Anaru Grant
Army Major

Arthur Ranford
Hardware Store Owner
Jason Nathan
Puru
Lionel Waaka
Hako

Slade Leef
Big SOB
Crew
Directing
- Sam PillsburyDirector
Writing
- Greg McGeeWriter
- Waihoroi ShortlandWriter
- Gavin StrawhanWriter
- Michael BrindleyWriter
- Karin AltmannWriter
- John DingwallScript Consultant
Production
- Robin ScholesProducer
- Don SelwynCasting
- Kai HawkinsProduction Designer
- Peter BeilbyExecutive Producer
- Henri DorletExecutive Producer
- Ernst GoldschmidtExecutive Producer
- Ruth KaupuaCasting
Camera
- David GribbleDirector of Photography
Editing
- Chris PlummerEditor
Sound
- James HallOriginal Music Composer
- Tony JohnsonSound Mixer
- John McKaySound Designer
- Lee HerrickFoley Artist
- Phil HeywoodSound Re-Recording Mixer
- John BoswellSound Mixer
Art
- Wynter BlathwaytTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Gavin McLeanCostume Designer
- Debra EastMakeup Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Peter McCullyVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Augie DavisStunt Coordinator
- Ken DureySpecial Effects Coordinator
- Jason DureySpecial Effects Coordinator