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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Crooked Earth was released in 2001 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving Crooked Earth (2001) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 80%.
With a score of 65%, Crooked Earth is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like The Last Castle, Hannibal and Tortilla Soup.
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