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The Lascar
“Survival. Betrayal. Honor. In the harsh realm of Aotearoa's untamed shores, one lascar must navigate treacherous waters of loyalty to rewrite his destiny.”
2024-08-11
35 min
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.
Billed Cast
Vinith Shiva
Dasa
Mark Matthews
Freddie
Tanea Heke
Māia
Mohammad Kunwar
Mamun
Fredrick Pokai
Rui
Finn McCauley
Gunther
Ian Blackburn
Oswald
Poonam Batra Malhotra
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