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Kaikohe Demolition

Film, 2004

 Kaikohe Demolition

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 Synopsis

The far out meets the Far North in director Florian Habicht's tribute to a community of characters drawn together by a desire to demolition derby. Behind the bangs, prangs, and blow-ups, the heart and soul of a small town - Kaikohe - is laid bare. "Having work as generous and high-spirited as Kaikohe Demolition on the programme makes my job so easy it's embarrassing!", Bill Gosden, Director of International NZ Film Festivals, 2004.

Subtitled version available as clips 6-10.

 Credits

 Florian Habicht
 Christopher Pryor
 Jeffrey Holdaway
 
 

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 Collections

Part of the Speed Collection, August 2009

 

 Background

A Perspective by Costa Botes | 03.10.2008

There's a scene in Kaikohe Demolition when a character deepens the treads in his tyres ... with a chainsaw. If anything can claim, through sheer metal-toothed wit and left-field thinking, to liven up the tired ‘No.8 fencing ...

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 Where to buy

The DVD is available Aro Video and other sources.

 
 

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