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Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only to become a target himself.
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In 1916, the New Zealand Government secretly shipped 14 of the country's most outspoken conscientious objectors to the Western Front in an attempt to convert, silence, or quite possibly kill them. This is their story.
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The personal story of New Zealand's most beloved entertainer Billy T James. Reveals the man behind the chuckle.
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This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi’s 6 February 1840 signing. The production drops the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa’s founding document, and uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind its signing. Written by Gavin Strawhan, with Witi Ihimaera, What Really Happened screened on TVNZ for Waitangi Day 2011. Peter Burger won Best Director - Drama/Comedy at the 2011 Aotearoa TV Awards for his work. (from nzonscreen.com)
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In 1999, South African emigrant psychiatrist Colin Bouwer murdered his wife in what he thought was an undetectable manner. He was not counting on the skills and tenacity of New Zealand police and his colleagues in the medical profession.
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David Dougherty foi declarado culpado e preso, acusado do sequestro e estupro de uma criança de onze anos que morava em sua vizinhança. Foi preciso que fossem realizados dois julgamentos, duas apelações e uma petição ao governador – o que totalizou três anos, seis meses e uma semana de prisão – para que David finalmente conseguisse de volta sua liberdade e fosse inocentado do crime que ele nunca cometeu. Só que a libertação dele não seria possível se não fosse pela combinação dos esforços de três pessoas: um jornalista, um advogado e um cientista. Eles fizeram esforços que colocaram suas vidas, tanto profissionais quanto pessoais, em risco para provar que David não cometeu o terrível crime pelo qual foi condenado.É baseado numa história real.
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O Tatuador é a história de um artista que faz tatuagens (Jason Behr) e que se torna fascinado e obcecado por aprender a técnica de tatuagem das ilhas de Samoa. Este desejo acaba por o colocar em perigo com o misticismo presente na ilha e onde um perigoso espírito acaba por ser solto.
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Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A tohu (sign) brings them back to reality, and they gather to say a karakia before returning to the fray. Director Taika Waititi describes the soldiers as young men with "a special bond, strengthened by their character, their culture and each other." Shot in the rubble of the old Wellington Hospital, Tama Tū won international acclaim. Invited to over 40 international festivals, its many awards included honourable mentions at Sundance and Berlin.
