Fracture

Watchable in full on NZ On Screen, this ensemble drama is based on Maurice Gee's novel Crime Story. Solo mum Leeanne (Jean's Kate Elliott, who won two awards in Europe for the role) tries to help her troubled brother (Almighty Johnson Jared Turner), unaware of his secret life as a thief. When a burglary goes wrong, a woman is badly injured. The repercussions hit both Leanne's family and that of the victim, and relationships begin to fracture. Fracture was the second movie directed by producer Larry Parr. Its release was delayed by the collapse of Parr's company Kahukura. The Press rated Fracture "confident and complex". 

Part thriller, part social-realist tale, the most engaging thing about Fracture is watching how the intricate tale unfolds ... a fine, well-delivered yarn.

– Reviewer Kiran Dass in The Sunday Star-Times, 5 September 2004

Key Cast & Crew

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

As: Ulla Peet

Jared Turner

As: Brent Rosser

Maurice Gee

Original Author

Larry Parr

Director, Writer

Kate Elliott

As: Leeanne Rosser

Liddy Holloway

As: Gwen Peet