Innocent Gert, who works in a rubbish dump, can't believe his luck when he's ordered by his imperious boss to take his beautiful mute daughter, Princess Plum, to meet her prospective husband. The two set off on a mythical quest through a fairytale Far North landscape. On the way they encounter freaks and monsters, and experience danger, romance and discovery. This surreal debut feature from Elam student Florian Habicht took Aotearoa to the art house with unprecedented wit, weirdness and wonder.
Director Florian Habicht has a dream he loves to tell. He was at Carlaw Park, in Auckland when two dreadlocked Rastafarian angels, dressed as the pop group Milli Vanilli, appeared before him. ...
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Kaikohe Demolition director Florian Habicht talks about his life and inspiration to NZ On Screen's Clare O'Leary. "You learnt from making...
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