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The Waimate Conspiracy (2006)

The Waimate Conspiracy (2006)

Drama

It's all about the cannon ball.

Release Date: 2006, August 15
Directors: Stefen Harris
Countries: New Zealand
Production: Hazard Press Productions, Dark Horse Films
Cast: Mark Hadlow, Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse Otene, David McPhail, Janice Gray

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.

Keywords:

forgery fraud trial mockumentary new zealand