1nite

Want to know what the score really is?

– Bruce (Bruce Hopkins) taunts 'frenemy' Neil ( Nial Greenstock) at the pool table

I knew how it was going to go but I wanted the actors to rely a lot on their emotions. Staying in the moment was vital because we wanted to create in each case a bigger conflict than the resolution. We didn't overbrief the actors — just gave them simple objectives. And if you look at the film there is not a single dissolve or effect. Everything is in the camera and cut, cut, cut. It's just the simple art of storytelling.

– Writer/director Amarbir Singh on his improvisational approach in 1nite, The NZ Herald, 16 July 2004

I don't think that there are any dreams actually, just the reality really; you know, you have to bring the money in for the family.

– Rajender (Raj Varma) expresses his beliefs