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.

0/10 2024 4K 35 min

History • Adventure • Drama • Western

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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