The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
Director: James Ashcroft
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John Lithgow as Dave Crealy |
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Geoffrey Rush as Stefan Mortensen |
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Nathaniel Lees as Sonny Ausage |
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Maaka Pohatu as Dr. Neels |
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Thomas Sainsbury as Carer Mike |
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Ian Mune as Howie Wicker |
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Ginette McDonald as Sally Pile |
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Holly Shanahan as Madeline Shepard |
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Bruce Phillips as Peter Llewyn |
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Yvette Parsons as Carer Tania |
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Irene Wood as Olive Shaw |
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Hannah Lynch as Carer Joy |
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Paolo Rotondo as Psychologist |
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George Henare as Tony Garfield |
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Nikki MacDonnell as Court Mother |
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Fiona Collins as Carer Grace |
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Richard Chapman as Musician |
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Annie Ruth as Moira Spender |
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Nick Blake as Tobias Popanovich |
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Ariadne Baltazar as Carer May |
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Hilary Norris as Eunice Joyce |
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Lutz Halbhubner as Sean Dunn |
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Jane Waddell as Comfrey Hails |
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Catie Noble as Physiotherapist |
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Anapela Polataivao as Carer Jasmine |
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Tom Sainsbury as Carer Mike |
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Semu Filipo as Coach |
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Rashmi Pilapitiya as Nurse Anita |
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Sylvie Ashcroft as Garfield's Granddaughter |
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Marbles as Pluto |
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Mary Andrews as Resident |
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Rangi Andrews as Resident |
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Doreen Beer as Resident |
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Trevor Beer as Resident |
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Margaret Blake as Resident |
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Adrienne Gordon as Resident |
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Wendy Green as Resident |
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Winston Gurnell as Resident |
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Lynn Harriman as Resident |
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Vivienne Hutchison as Resident |
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Barbara Iles as Resident |
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Peter Judge as Resident |
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Janice Kosterman as Resident |
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Daphne Lecouteur as Resident |
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Christine Lester as Resident |
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Stephen Lester as Resident |
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Isobel McAlpine as Resident |
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Judi McGreevy as Resident |
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Kevin McPake as Resident |
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Jean Mills as Resident |
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Connie Mitchell as Resident |
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Faye Moore as Resident |
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Robin Moore as Resident |
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Adrienne Nairn as Resident |
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Tim Norman as Resident |
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Karl Periera as Resident |
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Lorraine Philbey as Resident |
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Steve Punter as Resident |
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Sarah Simmonds as Resident |
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Audrey Swann as Resident |
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Deborah Taylor as Resident |
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John Wakelin as Resident |
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Pearl Wakelin as Resident |
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Michael Ward as Resident |
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Wayne Wilson as Resident |
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Vee Hodgson as Carer |
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Melissa Isaacson as Carer |
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Lormar Karauti as Carer |
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Huirangi Law as Carer |
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Anna Lopez as Carer |
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Charlotte Mann as Carer |
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Dervla Murtagh as Carer |
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Jessica Ruck-Nu'u as Carer |
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Lindsey Seaton as Carer |
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Lian Song as Carer |
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Bayley Rakei as Teen Rugby Player |
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David Lewai as Teen Rugby Player |
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Jed Walker as Teen Rugby Player |
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Kane Mason as Teen Rugby Player |
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Oscar McDougall as Teen Rugby Player |
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Riley Williams as Teen Rugby Player |
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Romeo McIlvride as Teen Rugby Player |
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Sasha Parize-Baker as Teen Rugby Player |
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Tomãs Green Gamargo as Teen Rugby Player |
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Tawhiri Wanoa as Teen Rugby Player |
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Zach Harrison as Teen Rugby Player |
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Celia Griffiths as String Quartet |
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Hijiri Yamamoto as String Quartet |
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Jack Moyer as String Quartet |
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Taliesin Amoore as String Quartet |
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Harper Ashcroft as Visitor |
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India Ashcroft as Visitor |
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Nina Williams as Visitor |
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Stella Williams as Visitor |
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Mandy Thomas as Visitor |
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Kurt Johnson as Police Officer |
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Lovely Gomonit as Police Officer |
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Jacqueline Later as Undertaker |
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Ryshon Te Fono as Groundsman |
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Orlando Stewart as Holloway |
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Natasha Kenyon as Prosecution Lawyer |
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Raz Yusoff as Prosecution Lawyer |
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Wendy Griffiths as Defence Lawyer |
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Fergus Aitken as Defence Lawyer |
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Sue Bridgen as Mother's Family |
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Brendon Hannah as Mother's Family |
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Chris Hewer as Mother's Family |
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Helena Sharples as Mother's Family |
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Jason Noble as Police Officer |
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Peter Hewitt as Police Officer |
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Tim Foley as Prison Officer |
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Wayne Carter as Prison Officer |
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Max Makheri as Journalist |
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Mini Samuels as Journalist |
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Elizabeth Marshall as Clerk |
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Samantha Chilman as Bailiff |
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Jo Carter as Public Gallery |
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Yvette Cottam as Public Gallery |
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Susan Holt as Public Gallery |
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Jayasudhasri Jaiganesh as Public Gallery |
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Jacqueline Jones as Public Gallery |
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Helena Mahn as Public Gallery |
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Leanne Turrell as Public Gallery |
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Jack Carter as Public Gallery |
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Sam Carter as Public Gallery |
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David Dahya as Public Gallery |
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Tony Hopkins as Public Gallery |
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Ben Johnson-Frow as Public Gallery |
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Owen Jones as Public Gallery |
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Robert Thynne as Public Gallery |
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Michael Waris as Public Gallery |
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Callum Scott as Talking Clock (voice) |
| Writing | James Ashcroft | Writer |
| Writing | Eli Kent | Writer |
| Directing | James Ashcroft | Director |
| Writing | Owen Marshall | Short Story |
| Production | James Ashcroft | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eli Kent | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Lithgow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emily Gotto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicholas Lazo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Catherine Fitzgerald | Producer |
| Production | Orlando Stewart | Producer |
| Camera | Matt Henley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gretchen Peterson | Editor |
| Sound | John Gibson | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Paul Lewis | Animatronics Designer |
| Crew | Paul Lewis | Animatronics Supervisor |
| Art | Zahra Archer | Production Design |
| Art | Grace Acheson | Art Direction |
| Art | Tim Domett | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabrielle Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayley Ness | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frankie Karena | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Nelson | Contact Lens Designer |
| Sound | Marek Forreiter | Sound |
| Production | Geoffrey Rush | Executive Producer |
| Production | Samuel Zimmerman | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Catherine Cardiff | Choreographer |