Calvin Tuteao

After 20 years in the army, Will Bastion (Morrison) is forced to resign. He returns home to Raukura to bury his father, the chief of the Ngati Kaipuku iwi. Estranged from his roots, he rejects his birthright to inherit that mantle which then passes to his younger brother, firebrand Kahu (Makoare). Mounted on a white stallion, Kahu charges directly into the funeral ceremony, unleashing a chain of events which will forever change the destiny of the iwi.

After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain's teenage son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi's only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years. (imdb)

An apparently happy family man must reveal a lifelong secret - that he is gay. (imdb)

Comprises of eight stories by and about First Nations people.