Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 815 Films to Buy & Rent
Sam Hunt: Purple Balloon and Other Stories (2010)
- Dir. Tim Rose, Jim Scott
- A bluntly honest portrait of New Zealand's most recognisable poet, with conversation by Hunt – along with friends, relatives, and other talking…
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah…
- Outlandish sword–and–sandal serial features Lucy Lawless and a line–up of Kiwi faces in various states of dismemberment and/or…
Stolen (2010)
- Dir. Britta Hawkins
Feat. Miriama Smith, Scott Wills, George Henare…
- TV thriller based on the real life 2002 kidnapping of Baby Kahu Durie, which saturated NZ media at the time. Held for $3 million ransom, the child…
That's Country (2010)
- Running for an impressive eight years and filmed entirely in the Christchurch Town Hall, this hugely popular show featured New Zealand's best country…
This is Not My Life (TV Series) (2010)
- Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Charles Mesure, Tania Nolan, Ariana Brunet…
- Set in a fictional New Zealand town in the 2020s, this high–end Kiwi production runs with a number of well–worn science–fiction…
Topp Twins and the APO, The (2010)
- Feat. Jools Topp, Lynda Topp
- The iconic Topp Twins make their orchestral debut with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of music, comedy and classics.
Tracker (2010)
- Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves…
- Ray Winstone is lured to New Zealand in this turn–of–the–century chase movie, in which the hulking Brit plays a master South…
Warrior's Way, The (2010)
- Dir. Sngmoo Lee
Feat. Jang Dong-Gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush…
- A ninja assassin (Jang Dong–Gun) on the run from his former clan is forced to hide in the American Badlands after refusing a mission to kill a…
Wound (2010)
- Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Kate O'Rourke, Te Kaea Beri, Ian Mune…
- Supernatural horror with a victim of incest returning to haunt her mother, and exact a gore–filled retribution on her father.
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48 Hours 2009 (2009)
- "48 Hours" is a furious, fun–loving filmmaking competition that consumes New Zealand filmmakers (amateur and occasionally professional) for one…