About Crooked Earth
- Released on August 23, 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.
Full Cast of Crooked Earth
Temuera Morrison plays Will Bastion
Temuera Derek Morrison (born December 26, 1960) is a New Zealand actor. He has become one of the country's most famou...
See Temuera Morrison's other roles →Jaime Passier-Armstrong plays Ripeka Bastion
Lawrence Makoare plays Kahu Bastion
Lawrence Makoare was born on March 20, 1968 and is currently 56 years old.
See Lawrence Makoare's other roles →Quinton Hita plays Api
Nancy Brunning plays Marama
Mark Nua plays Iosefa
