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.
Sam Pillsbury
Director
Waihoroi Shortland
Writer
Greg McGee
Writer
Karin Altmann
Writer
Michael Brindley
Writer
Gavin Strawhan
Writer
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
The Convert61%
Once Were Warriors73%
Holy Lands61%
Hellion58%
Last Ride64%
167%
The Nest60%
Whale Rider70%
What Maisie Knew71%
Home67%
Girl in the Box67%
La joven69%
Brotherly Love70%
The Safety of Objects65%
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?66%
Strange Weather58%
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl72%
Salomé62%
NULL92%
The Beautiful Country59%
