Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Drama: 211 Films to Buy & Rent
Jinx Sister (2008)
- Dir. Athina Tsoulis
Feat. Sara Wiseman, Jarod Rawiri, William Wallace…
- Tidy homeland drama finds Americanized ex–pat Wiseman returning to New Zealand to reconcile with her elder sister (Nash), seemingly happily…
Map Reader, The (2008)
- Dir. Harold Brodie
Feat. Rebecca Gibney, Jordan Selwyn, Bonnie Soper…
- A small–town teenager’s obsession with maps is the central metaphor in this ragged yet heart–felt local feature about finding and…
Pictures of You (2008)
- Dir. Ben Woollen
Feat. Brendan Kavanagh, Jonn Wilson, Bernard Moody…
- Youth drama concerning a promising rugby player whose dreams lie far away from the sporting field.
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
Show of Hands (2008)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…
Taking the Waewae Express (2008)
- Dir. Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader
Feat. Matariki Whatarau, Evan Hussey, Isaac Heron…
- Grief and resentment affect a Maori family and their friends after a tragic car accident in this honest and open–hearted drama set in…
Kissy Kissy (2007)
- Dir. Alexander Greenhough, Elric Kane
Feat. Daniel Northcott, Dick Whyte, Tania Nolan…
- Aro Valley–made DV drama concerns the intersecting lives of a cast and crew on a low budget movie, and the all–too–familiar…
Last Magic Show, The (2007)
- Dir. Andy Conlan
Feat. Andy Conlan, Jade Collins, Michael Hurst
- Gothic New Zealand drama with a hint of romance follows a disturbed magician searching for his next great career move and a replacement assistant…
Man Who Lost His Head, The (2007)
- Dir. Terry Johnson
Feat. Martin Clunes, John Leigh, Nicola Kawana
- Martin Clunes plays a museum curator on a New Zealand sojourn, traveling from Britain to the small Maori community of Otakataka appealing the return…
Rude Awakenings (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Danielle Cormack, Patrick Wilson
- Polished, darkly tinged suburban satire between a grassroots Kiwi family and their new latte–slurping neighbours, who declare warfare in the…