Film

The Lascar

2024 · 35m · History · Adventure · Drama

Survival. Betrayal. Honor. In the harsh realm of Aotearoa's untamed shores, one lascar must navigate treacherous waters of loyalty to rewrite his destiny.

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.

Vinith Shiva

Dasa

Mark Matthews

Freddie

Tanea Heke

Māia

Mohammad Kunwar

Mamun

Fredrick Pokai

Rui

Finn McCauley

Gunther

Ian Blackburn

Oswald

Poonam Batra Malhotra

Poetic Narration

• Adi ParigeDirector · Editor · Producer · Writer
• Matt AsunderProducer
• Jessica GeorgeProducer
• Rao ParigeProducer
• John McKayExecutive Producer
• Jess CharltonExecutive Producer
• Jenna EriksenDirector of Photography
• Jose JugoOriginal Music Composer

Release date

August 11, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

35m

Genres

History, Adventure, Drama, Western

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