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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- Cast:
- Temuera Morrison , Jaime Passier-Armstrong , Lawrence Makoare , Nancy Brunning , Mark Nua , Sydney Jackson , George Henare
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Don't Believe the Hype
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.