The Waimate Conspiracy

Poster for The Waimate Conspiracy
MOVIE

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.

Release Date

2006-08-15

Year

2006

Duration

1h 40m

Status

Released

Score

7.00

Genres

#new-zealand#fraud#trial#mockumentary#forgery

Cast

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David McPhail

Judge Henry

Jim Moriarty

Jim Moriarty

George Kepa

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Helen Pearse Otene

Xena Kepa

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Janice Gray

Delia McMillan

Mark Hadlow

Mark Hadlow

Mr. Glue QC