

The Lascar
202435 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.
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Vinith Shiva
Dasa
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Mark Matthews
Freddie

Tanea Heke
Māia
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Mohammad Kunwar
Mamun
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Fredrick Pokai
Rui
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Finn McCauley
Gunther

Ian Blackburn
Oswald
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Poonam Batra Malhotra
Poetic Narration





