Crooked Earth 23 years old

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.

Credits

Temuera Morrison as Will Bastion

Jaime Passier-Armstrong as Ripeka Bastion

Nancy Brunning as Marama

Lawrence Makoare as Kahu Bastion

Quinton Hita as Api

Crooked Earth Cast

Name	Character
Temuera Morrison He was 40, now 63 years old	as Will Bastion
Jaime Passier-Armstrong She was 19, now 43 years old	as Ripeka Bastion
Nancy Brunning She was 30, 48 years old when she died	as Marama
Lawrence Makoare He was 33, now 56 years old	as Kahu Bastion
Quinton Hita	as Api

Crooked Earth Crew

Name	Department
Robin Scholes as Producer.	Production
Sam Pillsbury as Director. He was 48 (now 71) years old	Directing
Greg McGee as Writer. He was 51 (now 74) years old	Writing
Waihoroi Shortland as Writer.	Writing

Crooked Earth (23 years)

Release day: Thursday, August 23, 2001