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NEW ZEALAND FILM

Two early features launched the international career of director Roger Donaldson
Films courtesy of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission
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Sleeping Dogs

Roger Donaldson
​New Zealand  ·  1977
 
This classic Kiwi thriller and debut from director Roger Donaldson stars Sam Neill as an everyman caught between an oppressive fascist government and a radical resistance movement.

“Better not let this Sleeping Dog lie, because it's sure to rouse you” – Village Voice

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>​

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Smash Palace

Roger Donaldson
New Zealand  ·  ​1982
 
The follow-up to Sleeping Dogs is an intensely felt drama of family break-up, starring a brooding Bruno Lawrence as a junkyard owner suffocating in domestic turmoil.

“Roger Donaldson's second feature establishes him at world rank, without doubt” – Variety
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​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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