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The Quiet Earth (1985) Geoff Murphy, Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Pete Smith
A man wakes up to find himself literally alone in the world Read More »
Utu (1984) Geoff Murphy, Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Elliott
In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. Read More »
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) Geoff Murphy, Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman
Local goon, Gerry, hires a yellow mini in Kaitaia using a stolen license. Read More »
Freejack (1992) Geoff Murphy, Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the year 2009, the super-wealthy achieve immortality by hiring “bonejackers,” mercenaries who utilize extensive time travel technology, to snatch people from the past just prior to their deaths, so their bodies could be used by the rich to extend their lives. Those who escape the bonejacking, known as “freejacks,” are considered less than human under the law. The film is set in a dystopic future where most people suffer from poor physical health as a result of rampant drug use and environmental pollution, making them unattractive as replacement bodies…
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