The Lascar (2024)

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.

Released Aug. 11, 2024 35 min None+

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, Western

Keywords: tmdb.maori, tmdb.sailor, tmdb.british-history, tmdb.british-colonialism, tmdb.indian, tmdb.lascar, tmdb.indian-history + 4 more, tmdb.aotearoa, tmdb.settler-colonialism, tmdb.new-zealand-history, tmdb.indian-sailor