Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 805 Films to Buy & Rent
- Convert, The (2024)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Guy Pearce, Jacqueline McKenzie, Te Kohe Tuhaka…
- A British lay preacher finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes in this vivid colonialist epic from dir. Lee Tamahori.
- Bad Behaviour (2023)
- Dir. Alice Englert
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Alice Englert, Ben Whishaw…
- Jennifer Connelly gives a committed performance as a former child actor who seeks enlightenment at a retreat in Oregon while navigating a…
- Red, White and Brass (2023)
- Dir. Damon Fepulea’i
Feat. John-Paul Foliaki, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi…
- John–Paul Foliaki leads a lovable ensemble cast in this joyous, uplifting comedy set in the Tongan community of Te…
- Uproar (2023)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver…
- Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
- Gloriavale (2022)
- Dir. Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth
- A moving exposé of human exploitation in our own backyard, which continues within the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast of…
- Mister Organ (2022)
- Dir. David Farrier
- A real–life game of cat–and–mouse ensues when Kiwi journalist and film–maker David Farrier ("Tickled") tries to hold an…
- Muru (2022)
- Dir. Tearepa Kahi
Feat. Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan, Manu Bennett…
- A riveting local action–thriller that boldly fictionalizes events surrounding the Nga Tuhoe raids of 2007.
Our finest actor Cliff Curtis…
- Nude Tuesday (2022)
- Dir. Armagan Ballantyne
Feat. Jackie Van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement…
- A full–frontal body and sex–positive farce performed entirely in a made–up “gibberish” language (and then subtitled later by…
- Whetu Marama – Bright Star (2022)
- Dir. Toby Mills, Aideen O’Sullivan
- The inspiring story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, the Maori navigator and waka builder who was a key figure in reviving…
- Whina (2022)
- Dir. James Napier Robertson, Paula Jones
Feat. Miriama McDowell, Rena Owen, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne…
- A biopic of the trailblazing female Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion innovation,…