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 Beyond Reasonable Doubt
 Journeys in National Parks: Fiordland
 Mirrorworld
 Duggan - Episode One
 Mataku
 A Song of Good

Synopsis

Anthropologist Max Scarry goes missing in Fiordland, while searching for a fabled Māori tribe. The local policeman believes Max broke local tapu. Max's partner Ruth sets off with his twin brother, murder suspect Edward, to try to unravel the mystery. John Laing's second feature attempts an ambitious Hitchcockian plot, and the cast - especially John Bach's terse doppelganger performance - testifies to the talent on hand even in the early days of the Kiwi film renaissance. Atmospheric camerawork makes the most of damp Wellington, and remote bush settings.

Credits (16)

 John Laing

John Laing
Director, Producer, Writer

 Gary Hannam

Gary Hannam
Producer

 Thomas Burstyn

Thomas Burstyn
Camera

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Related Titles (8)

 Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Film, 1980 (Trailer)

John Laing's first feature

 Duggan - Episode One

Duggan - Episode One

Television, 1999 (Excerpts)

More from actor John Bach and director John Laing

 Journeys in National Parks: Fiordland

Journeys in National Parks: Fiordland

Television, 1987 (Full Length)

A sunnier journey through Fiordland

 Mirrorworld

Mirrorworld

Television, 1990 (Full Length)

A natural history doco looking at Fiordland

 Mataku

Mataku

Television, 2001 (Excerpts)

Series about Māori and the unexplained

 A Song of Good

A Song of Good

Film, 2008 (Trailer)

Also features actor Darien Takle

 The Tattooist

The Tattooist

Film, 2007 (Trailer)

More inter-cultural supernatural events

 I'm Not Harry Jenson

I'm Not Harry Jenson

Film, 2009 (Trailer and Excerpts)

More dark and mysterious doings in the bush

Quotes

Max is missing. He's disappeared. 

– Ruth Scarry (Darien Takle), to Max's (John Bach) twin brother (John Bach)

Better get going George. I wanna be out of here before dark. 

– Boatman Thorne (Martyn Sanderson), to policeman George Swain (Don Selwyn)

Awards

1983 Sitges Film Festival (Spain)
International Critics' Jury Prize

Tags

archaeology, bones, curse, fiordland, double, wellington, eighties, bush thriller, archeologist, twins, haunting, 80s