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Comedy

Christmas

Four messed up siblings congregate in Shitsville

2003•1h 27m•

★6.2(3 ratings)

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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.

Director

Gregory King

Writers

Gregory King

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Main Cast

Darien Takle

Loma

David Hornblow

Keri

Matthew Sunderland

Brett

Helen Pearse Otene

Megan

Movies

Comedy

Christmas

Four messed up siblings congregate in Shitsville

2003•1h 27m•

★6.2(3 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

Director

Gregory King

Writers

Gregory King

Watchlist

Main Cast

Darien Takle

Loma

David Hornblow

Keri

Matthew Sunderland

Brett

Helen Pearse Otene

Megan

Tony Waerea

Brian

Kate Sullivan

Donna

Czahn Armstrong

Richard

Milo Cawthorne

Moses

Charlotte Palmer

Faith

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Gregory King

Writing

Writer: Gregory King

Production

Production Manager: Vivienne LaRoche
Producer: Leanne Saunders

Music & Sound

Sound Designer: Rachel Shearer

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Virginia Loane

Editing

Editor: Campbell Walker

Art Direction

Production Design: Caroline Faigan

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Henry Hernandez

Keywords

new zealanddysfunctional familychristmas reunion

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "Four messed up siblings congregate in Shitsville"

The runtime is 87 minutes (1h 27m).

The film was directed by Gregory King.

The screenplay was written by Gregory King.

Cinematography was handled by Virginia Loane.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0379215.

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Rating

6.2/10

Average

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Christmas

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

New Zealand

Production Companies:

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