
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.
Directed by Sam Pillsbury
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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
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