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The Lascar
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The Lascar

2024-08-11 · 35 min · Not rated

History · Adventure · Drama · Western

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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Directors
Adi Parige
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Countries
New Zealand
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Released

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Vinith ShivaDasa
Mark MatthewsFreddie
Tanea HekeTanea HekeMāia
Mohammad KunwarMamun
Fredrick PokaiRui
Finn McCauleyGunther
Ian BlackburnIan BlackburnOswald
Poonam Batra MalhotraPoetic Narration

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