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Polytechnique
Why this pick
Like Out of the Blue, it treats a real mass shooting with austere restraint, fragmented perspectives, and an emphasis on shock, grief, and ordinary lives rather than sensationalism.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2006 1h 43m NZL
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Aramoana, Tuesday 13 November 1990. David Gray (Aramoana massacre), an unemployed man in his 30s who lives in his parent’s small holiday home, cycles into town where he has an argument with staff at a bank over a minor issue. Unstable & angry, he returns home where he has a cache of fire-arms, including a semi-automatic rifle.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Simon Ferry
Garry Holden
Paul Glover
Paul Knox
Tony Bishop
Ross Percy
Ryan O'Kane
Darren Buist
Michael Whalley
Darren Gibbs
Tandi Wright
Julie-Anne Bryson
Karl Urban
Nick Harvey
Matthew Sunderland
David Gray