In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.
Anzac Wallace
as Te Wheke
Bruno Lawrence
as Williamson
Tim Elliott
as Col. Elliot
Kelly Johnson
as Lt. Scott
Wi Kuki Kaa
as Wiremu
Ilona Rodgers
as Emily
Merata Mita
as Matu
Faenza Reuben
as Hersare
John Bach
as Belcher
Tom Poata
as Puni
Tania Bristowe
as Kura