SYNOPSIS
Jake the Muss is up to his old tricks. He and his fists are a regular feature at McClutchy's Bar, but now he has a new woman on his arm. He has turned his back on his family after his wife Beth and their children left him to seek a life beyond violence and uncertainty.
But after his eldest son is killed in a gang fight, Jake has an explosive confrontation with his family which sets him on a downward spiral. Rejected by his family and his new girlfriend, banned from his home away from home at the bar, and humiliated in front of his mates, Jake crumbles.
Just when it seems everyone has had enough of Jake Heke, he encounters two Maori brothers Kohi and Gary Douglas, who equal him in power and strength but regard his fighter's life as a foolish waste. The pair set him on the path to redemption.
But while Jake is struggling with him own demons, his second son Sonny has teamed up with his older brother's bereft girlfriend to try and avenge his brother's death. Sonny and Tania join a rival gang in order to muster their support. They are soon drawn deeper and deeper into the violent vortex of gang life, but when Sonny realizes the gang will never help them avenge Nig, he decides to go it alone. He gets retribution, but sparks a gang war.
Jake decides to put aside the anger that alienates him from his son, and go to his aid. But tragedy has already struck …
AWARDS1999 New Zealand Film Awards:
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Editing
Best Music
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup
Best Graphics
CREDITS
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CAST
TEMUERA MORRISON, RENA OWEN, CLINT ERUERA, NANCY BRUNNING, EDNA STIRLING, TAMMY DAVIS, PETE SMITH, ANARU GRANT, WARRICK MOREHU, JULIAN ARAHANGA, RAWIRI PARATENE, LAWRENCE MAKOARE, LIONEL WAAKA, TAHEI SIMPSON, RAY BISHOP, TAUNGAROA EMIL
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EXEC PRODS JOHN BARNETT, RICHARD SHEFFIELD
PROD BILL GAVIN
DIR IAN MUNE
WRITER ALAN DUFF
LINE PROD JANET MCIVER
PROD CO-ORD SUSAN PARKER
PROD SEC ALICIA WILLIAMS
PROD RUNNER WIREMU WILLIS
PROD ACCT SUE AIREY
ACCTS ASST LEEANN HASSON
1ST ASST DIR CAREY CARTER
2ND ASST DIR NEIL JAMES
3RD ASST DIR MAAWHI TORRANCE
TRAINEE ASST DIR MELISSA NUKU
SET RUNNER HEPI MAIHI
STAND IN KELVIN WOODHOUSE, LUI AH SAN
CONTINUITY JUDITH TRYE
CASTING DIR DON SELWYN
CASTING ASST RUTH KAUPUA, KATHRYN EVAN
DOP ALLEN GUILDORD
CAM OP ALUN BOLLINGER
FOCUS PULLER SHARON HAWKE
CLAPPER LOADER JAC FITZGERALD
VIDEO SPLIT LOUISE MOORE
KEY GRIP KEVIN DONOVAN
GRIP TERRY JOOSTEN
GRIP ASST JOSH CREEKS
GRIP TRAINEE KAYNE ASHER
GAFFER MARK ARCHIBALD
BEST BOY TREVOR STARK
LIGHTING ASST JEMARL PAERATA
LIGHTING ASST KINDER TE MOANA
GEN OP AL DUNN
ADD LIGHTING HENARE MATO
SND REC TONY JOHNSON
BOOM SWINGER MYK FARMER
2ND BOOM SWING LARS ELDBY
PROD DES BRETT SCHWIETERS
ON SET ART DIR MIRO HARRE
OFF SET ART DIR TIM BARLOW
ART DEPT CO-ORD KERRY STEPHEN
ART DEPT RUNNER PETELO VAIHU
VEHICLE WRANGLER ROBIN ALLEN
VEHICLE ASST PAUL FLEMMING
VEHICLE TRANSPORTER MIKE TRIPP
ARMOURY/SPFX KEVIN CHISNALL
SPFX ASST CLINT INGRAM
ANIMAL WRANGLER MARK VETTE
GREENS ROB PENNEY
PROPS BUYER PAUL DULIEU
S/B PROPS AL FORD
2ND S/B PROPS JOE WYNYARD
S/B TRAINEE WENDY NUKU
PROPS ASST KIRSTY HENSON
PROPS MAKER EDDIE CURLETT
SET DRESSER BEN WITTER
SET DRESSER ASST CHRIS MEDER
CONSTRUCTION MGR JOHN MILES
LEADING HAND RICHARD SHEATH, ROBERT KEY
CONSTRUCTION LABOUR STEVEN KEY, PAUL MCKINNON, PETE BURNEY
ENGINEER JOHN STEWARD
SET PAINTER DANIEL TIPPETT, TIMOTHY CLARKE, AARON FITZPATRICK
SCENIC ARTIST/SIGNWRITER TREVOR LITHGOW
SCENIC ARTIST EMMA MUIR
LOC MGR LIZ DIFIORE
LOC ASST ANGELA THOMAS
UNIT MGR RUA HOWE, ANNIE FREAR
SWING DRIVER CO-ORD GREG OATES
DRIVER MAKEUP BUS DAMIEN MAWSON
DRIVER W/R BUS GORDON MILBURN
MAKEUP SUP DEBRA EAST
MAKEUP ARTIST DEBBIE WATSON, LINDA WALL
ADD MAKEUP LISA SHEARER, SUE LAIDLAW
PATCH DES & CARVINGS GUY MOANA
TATTOO & PATCH DES INIA TAYLOR
COST DES PAULINE BOWKETT
W/R SUP KERRY ROBINSON
S/B W/R EMMA HARRE
W/R DRESSER/RUNNER CHANTELLE BOWKETT
W/R ASST MATT APPLETON
W/R ASST ANDREA PLESTED
W/R TRAINEE AROHA AWARAU
PUBLICIST SIAN CLEMENT
SAFETY OFFICER STEVE BUTLER
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER KERRY BROWN
FLIGHT & STUNT CO-ORD ROBERT BRUCE
DRIVING STUNT CO-ORD PETER BELL
FITNESS TRAINER ROB ENOKA
SECURITY TE ARI HETA, JASON BROTT SECURITY
CATERERS FOOD QUEENS POST
PROD SUP PATRICK MONAGHAN
ED MIKE HORTON
ASST ED DANIEL MANAGHAN
MUSIC MURRAY MCNABB
SND ED JOHN MCKAY
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