In 1850s New Zealand, a mute woman and her daughter arrive for an arranged marriage. The woman is soon caught in a love triangle with her new husband and a local worker on the plantation. The story explores themes of desire, isolation, and cultural clash.
After being placed on house arrest, a woman begins to suspect that her childhood home is haunted. As she investigates, she uncovers dark secrets and must confront the horrors that lurk within. With a mix of comedy, horror, and mystery, Housebound keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
Set in the days leading up to the Normandy invasion, Ike: Countdown to D-Day follows the story of General Dwight D. Eisenhower as he prepares to lead the largest military operation in history. Facing challenges such as weather uncertainties, political pressures, and internal conflicts, Eisenhower must make critical decisions to ensure the success of the mission.
Wound is a supernatural horror that explores the dark worlds of mental illness, incest, revenge and death. We follow Tanya as she searches for the mother she has never met – a mother who gave her up for dead after being abused by her own father who remains stuck in her present life. Tanya returns from the dead to confront and possess her mother with all her deepest fears and desires, sending Susan into a state of madness and gore filled retribution. A dark, disturbing look into a haunted woman’s mind. This is one terrible dream you will never wake up from.
In Sleeping Dogs, a man finds himself trapped in a dystopian future where a fascist government controls everything. He becomes an unwilling participant in a rebel group's fight against the oppressive regime. As he navigates this near-future world filled with violence, curfew, and government repression, he must make difficult choices to survive and possibly bring about a revolution.
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychotic who employs a child's puppet to abuse the homes residents with deadly consequences.
With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by stealing the deadly formula to keep it out of the clutches of the military, whom she doesn't trust. To make her rendezvous with some confederates who promise to get her out of the country, she recruits daredevil driver Judd Pierson and his partner Casey Lee, who are down on their luck and take the job without knowing what they're getting into.
A four-part miniseries about Air New Zealand Flight 901, which crashed in Antarctica in 1979.
When two best friends accidentally run over a Norwegian backpacker, their lives are turned upside down. As they struggle to hide the body and deal with the consequences, their friendship is tested to the limits on a journey full of hilarious and bizarre incidents.
When Arthur, self-proclaimed son of God, sets off on a mission to find the Queen of Heaven, his world changes.
Burying Brian is a New Zealand television series produced by Eyeworks Touchdown which premiered on Television New Zealand's TV ONE on 2 July 2008, and ran for 6 episodes. The series is about Jodie and her three female friends. At the beginning of the first episode, Jodie's husband Brian dies during a domestic dispute. Jodie believes that she may go to jail for his murder, but her friends convince her not to report the death, but instead to bury the body and make it appear that he has run off with another woman. Although the series was a ratings success, no further episodes were made after the first season.
Ghost Bride tells the story of Jason Chen - a young chinese immigrant in New Zealand who keeps his love for Kiwi girl Skye secret from his disapproving mother Alice. Things quickly unravel as his mother introduces him to Madam Yin, a matchmaker who has a very special bride in mind for Jason - the mysterious and silent May Ling.
When a family member is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides they want to end their life, fundamentally different beliefs threaten to blow the family apart. Will they be able to come together before it’s too late?
Fed up with the materialism of Christmas, Santa runs away to New Zealand for a summer holiday. When two Kiwi kids figure out who he is, they have to find a way to get him back to the North Pole in time for Christmas.
Spies and Lies is a captivating movie that takes place during a historical conspiracy. It follows the lives of a group of spies as they uncover a dangerous secret, putting their lives at risk. With suspense and intrigue, the movie delves into the world of intrigue, betrayal, and deception.
Spooked is a contemporary conspiracy thriller arising from the mysterious death of Kevin Jones, who thought he was just buying second-hand computers, until he looked at the data left on the discs. Was kevin murdered or did he simply get drunk and crash his car? Investigating journalist Mort Whitman says he will find out, even if it kills him. The film is based on material from the book 'The Paradise Conspiracy' by Ian Wishart.
Dean is threatening to firebomb his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Mickey is filling the garage with stolen goods - again, and pierced teenage daughter, Leesa, is an accident waiting to happen on the family's beloved Triumph motorbike. An unconventional tough family, battling to survive with humour and love, in a world of motor bikes, rock 'n' roll, classic cars and alcohol. This is a family that you probably would not want next door, but they are fun to watch, and they have their ways of holding family together.
Four children on a remote sheep station in New Zealand hear of the escape of two convicts, and realise that the crooks are responsible for burgling their house.
Through talent and hard work, Halvard Solness has achieved no small measure of fame and fortune. But the unexpected return of Hilde Wangel to his life threatens to shake the foundations of his success. ATC On Stage|On Screen presents one of Ibsen’s most fascinating and enigmatic works in a new hybrid of theatre and film. In this high quality studio adaptation of The Master Builder, a successful builder and property developer has his creative flame reignited by a young woman from his past, with dramatic consequences. Ibsen specialist and ATC Artistic Director Colin McColl presents a magnificent work from a master playwright, in an innovative post-COVID-19 format.
An adventure story for children set in New Zealand and told in eight sequential episodes. 5 of 8: The escaped criminals drive away from Wellington in a stolen car. However, Johnny and Rangi are hidden in the boot.