After months at sea, English lay preacher Thomas Munro (Guy Pearce) lands in New Zealand, still dominated by indigenous Māori. Settling in a frontier town, Munro must deal with a new landscape, suspicious settlers and his violent past. Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori's eleventh feature is based on Wulf, the debut novel by Hamish Clayton. The cast includes Tioere Ngatai-Melbourne (Cousins, Waru) and Dean O'Gorman (The Almighty Johnsons). In this trailer, Munro confronts powerful chief Akatārewa (Lawrence Makoare) and takes in the wounded and vengeful Rangimai (Melbourne).