The Lascar

The Lascar

0h 35m 0.0/10

Overview

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.

Director

Adi Parige

Top Billed Cast

Tanea Heke

Tanea Heke

Māia

Fredrick Pokai

Rui

Vinith Shiva

Dasa

Mark Matthews

Freddie

Finn McCauley

Gunther

Mohammad Kunwar

Mamun

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