
Christmas
Comedy · Drama
Overview
"This singular, bleakly funny, R-rated vision of Kiwi life clinches King's position as the most distinctive new voice in NZ film, as insistent and inescapable as The Warehouse jingle." - New Zealand International Film Festival director Bill Godsen. Made at the beginning of the digital revolution, this micro-budget feature went on to win several awards and be selected for major Fests incl. Toronto, Locarno, Edinburgh, and Melbourne.
Top Cast


Darien Takle
Darien Takle
Loma
Darien Takle
Loma
David Hornblow
David Hornblow
Keri
David Hornblow
Keri


Matthew Sunderland
Matthew Sunderland
Brett
Matthew Sunderland
Brett
Helen Pearse Otene
Helen Pearse Otene
Megan
Helen Pearse Otene
Megan
Tony Waerea
Tony Waerea
Brian
Tony Waerea
Brian
Kate Sullivan
Kate Sullivan
Donna
Kate Sullivan
Donna
Czahn Armstrong
Czahn Armstrong
Richard
Czahn Armstrong
Richard


Milo Cawthorne
Milo Cawthorne
Moses
Milo Cawthorne
Moses
Charlotte Palmer
Charlotte Palmer
Faith
Charlotte Palmer
Faith
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