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In November 1990, misfit loner David Gray murdered thirteen of his neighbours in the seaside town of Aramoana near Dunedin. His rampage lasted 22 hours before he was gunned down by police. Out of the Blue is a dramatized re-enactment of these traumatic events. Directed by Robert Sarkies and co-written with Graeme Tetley, this gut-wrenching film did respectable box office and was lauded at the 2008 Qantas Film and TV Awards winning most of the feature categories.

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 Riki Agnew

Riki Agnew

Hi, I'm a Dunedinite living in Japan so I don't have access to this movie. Japan is saturated with mainstream rubbish from Hollywood, so a gem like "Out of the blue" is highly unlikely to find its way on to the shelves of video stores here. I would very much like to buy a DVD (suited to the Japanese DVD format, NZ has a different system) but I don't know where to look. If anyone could help me find a site where I can order the movie I'd very much appreciate it. My hat is off to the makers of this movie and the way they handled it. Makes me proud to be a kiwi.

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 Top 5 NZ Feature Films

Awards

2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Qantas Best Picture - budget over $1 Million
Best Screenplay in Film (Graeme Tetley and Robert Sarkies)
Achievement in Cinematography (Greig Fraser)
Achievement in Editing in Film (Annie Collins)
Jameson Irish Whiskey Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Film (Matthew Sunderland)
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Film (Karl Urban)