Cast
V
Vinith Shiva
Dasa
M
Mark Matthews
Freddie
Tanea Heke
Māia
M
Mohammad Kunwar
Mamun
F
Fredrick Pokai
Rui
F
Finn McCauley
Gunther
Ian Blackburn
Oswald
P
Poonam Batra Malhotra
Poetic Narration
MovieHistoryAdventureDrama
The Lascar
20240h 35mDirected by Adi Parige
At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under the gruesome working conditions of seal hunting gangs. The story follows a lascar, Dasa, who has been abandoned on the coast of Aotearoa NZ by the East India Company, alongside his sealing gang. When Dasa finds himself in the middle of a conflict between his abusive British superior and two Māori traders, he is faced with a choice: bend the knee or take a stand.
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