The Waimate Conspiracy

The Waimate Conspiracy

It's all about the cannon ball.
20061h 40minDrama MoviesEnglish
7.0

Plot

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.

WriterStefen Lewis
DirectorStefen Harris
ActorDavid McPhail, Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse Otene
CountryNew Zealand
ProductionHazard Press Productions