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The Waimate Conspiracy
2006
It's all about the cannon ball.
- Stefen Harris
- 1h 40m
- August 15, 2006 · New Zealand
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 15, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Production
- Dark Horse Films,Hazard Press Productions
- Director
- Stefen Harris
- Writer
- Stefen Lewis
- Producer
- Quentin Wilson
- Cinematography
- Gerard Smyth
- Budget
- $20,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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