Based on a horrific, real-life mass murder that paralyzed a quiet New Zealand coastal town, Dunedin-born director Robert Sarkies' devastating drama stands beside IN COLD BLOOD, BADLANDS and THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG as a transcendent true-crime classic.
Just 17 miles north of Dunedin, the small coastal community of Aramoana stretches along a narrow sandy spit that pokes out into the mouth of New Zealand's Otago Harbor. By all appearances, it's a beautiful place to live, but on November 13, 1990, the tranquil paradise turns into hell on earth. The day begins like any other: Garry Holden (Simon Ferry) gets his two daughters ready for school, then drops in on his ...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
103 mins