Venus and Mars (2015)
When an attack on a Palmerston North fraud detective made headlines in October 1996, the New Zealand public followed the media reports with fascination. They read like a plot of a Hollywood film or detective novel. Poison pen letters, satanic worship, a police hate crime, and a mysterious and violent pyromaniac. But little did the public know that as the truth emerged, the story was going to get far more bizarre, and the police would turn the focus of their investigation on one of their own.
Directors: John Banas, John Laing.
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Craig Hall as Grant Nicholls |
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Ande Cunningham as Brent Garner |
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Paul McLaughlin as Doug Brew |
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Joel Tobeck as Ross Grantham |
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Sara Wiseman as Sue Stewart |
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Holly Shanahan as Sandra Garner |
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Will Hall as Jack Scanlon |
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Jared Turner as Marty Bruce |
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Toby Leach as Andy Nicholls |
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Mark Warren as Dave White |
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Brooke Williams as Caroline Blake |
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Peter Elliott as Quentin Doig |
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Johnny Bright as Robbie Robinson |
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Kevin Keys as Chris Dalton |
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Rachael Blampied as Helen Nicholls |
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Arlo MacDiarmid as Alan Manchester |
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Scott Harding as Dennis O'Rourke |
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Charles Pierard as Ian Miller |
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Fraser Brown as Peter Debenham |
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Clinton Randell as Rawiri Henare |
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Tim Foley as Tom Norris |
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Peter Tait as Mark Beattie |
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Peter Feeney as Asst. Commissioner Wilson |
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Taylor Hall as Brendan Crawford |
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Sophia Huybens as Amy Crawford |
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Ross Stokes as Bill Latham |
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Craig Walsh-Wrightson as Ian Johnstone |
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Samantha Jukes as Janet McIntyre |
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Liz Kirkman as Reporter |
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Junior Fernando as Tomallio |
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Doug Brew as Passerby |
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Vinnie Bennett as Cop |
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Mark Mitchinson as Advocatus Diaboli (Voice) |
| Directing | John Banas | Director |
| Directing | John Laing | Director |
| Production | Philly de Lacey | Executive Producer |