
Film
The Waimate Conspiracy
2006 · 1h 40m · Drama
It's all about the cannon ball.
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Overview
The 2005 discovery of a cannonball, buried for 138 years in a paddock, throws Waimate into turmoil. It is all the Maori locals need to confirm their long-held belief that they were forcibly removed from their tribal lands, in a bloody 1866 battle. The hotly contested claim eventually ends up in the District Court and on the lens of cameraman Dave who captures all the arguments, frauds and forgeries of the townspeople, in a cinema verité mockumentary style.
Cast
David McPhail
Judge Henry

Jim Moriarty
George Kepa
Helen Pearse Otene
Xena Kepa
Janice Gray
Delia McMillan

Mark Hadlow
Mr. Glue QC
Crew
- Stefen HarrisDirector
- Stefen LewisScreenplay
- Quentin WilsonExecutive Producer
- Gerard SmythDirector of Photography
- Hirini MelbourneOriginal Music Composer
- Richard NunnsOriginal Music Composer
- Natalie GlubbEditor
Details
- Release date
- August 15, 2006
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- M
- Budget
- $20,000
- Genres
- Drama
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