The Waimate Conspiracy
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.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 ... Read more
Starring David McPhail, Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse Otene, Janice Gray, Mark Hadlow
Watch "The Waimate Conspiracy" on Tubi TV released in 2006. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 2.8 out of 10 from Imdb which is fairly low for this kind of movie, and is currently available to watch for free.
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