Ben Skjellerup, Clive Merrison, Darien Takle
Drama, based on a true story and set in Christchurch circa 1954, about the extraordinary friendship between two adolescent girls which culminates in the murder of one of their mothers.
DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002
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April 20, 2009"The true story of a crime that shocked a nation."
Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
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April 4, 2009An wonderful depiction of Jackson's cinematic talents. He mixes story, emotion and vision seamlessly. The young girl's debuts are not to go without mention. Both startling and mature for such young girls, they bring humanity, but also fear to their roles. It's a dark film that sh...( read more)
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December 14, 2008Depressing, unsettling, and chilling to the bone. This is the true story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, who's friendship became an obsession and an escape into a fantasy beyond any imagination, which led them to murder Pauline's mother, by bludgeoning her to death after she ...( read more)
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December 1, 2008Disturbing fantasy sort of movie. Still interesting though, not for everybody.
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November 5, 2009I think I was expecting a little more than what I got. On the whole, thought it is a decent movie with some great performances by Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey
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October 24, 2009breathtaking. a 100% pure cinema. you ought to see this. after all it made peter jackson walk the thin red line between amateur film-making/anonimity vs. grand film-making with balls.
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October 18, 2009It's a drama. Starts interesting, has some odd twists and the film ends... dramatic (also a bit annoying).
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October 15, 2009PAN AND SCAN. Como historia, quizá sea la más interesante que Jackson ha realizado, y su propuesta visual es fascinante y cautivadora... pero todavía un poco inmadura. Peca un poco de exhibicionismo y no es del todo verosímil al usar los elementos de fantasía. / In terms of story...( read more)
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What makes Jackson's film enthralling and frightening is the way it shows these two unhappy girls, creating an alternative world so safe and attractive they thought it was worth killing for. full review
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February 5, 2007"All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases, it's all frightfully romantic!"
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