The Lascar

• Cast: Vinith Shiva, Mark Matthews, Tanea Heke, Mohammad Kunwar, Fredrick Pokai
• Duration: 35 minutes
• Genre: History, Adventure, Drama, Western
• Rating: N/A/10
• Release Date: 2024-08-11

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.