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The Waimate Conspiracy

"It's all about the cannon ball."

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.

Top Cast

  • David McPhail

    David McPhail

    Judge Henry

  • Jim Moriarty

    Jim Moriarty

    George Kepa

  • Helen Pearse Otene

    Helen Pearse Otene

    Xena Kepa

  • Janice Gray

    Janice Gray

    Delia McMillan

  • Mark Hadlow

    Mark Hadlow

    Mr. Glue QC

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.

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