The Grasscutter

The Grasscutter is a 1988 film directed by Ian Mune and written by Roy Mitchell.

The Grasscutter
Directed byIan Mune
Written byRoy Mitchell
Produced byTom Finlayson
StarringTerence Cooper
Martin Maguire
Ian McElhinney
Music byDon McGlashan
Wayne Laird
Distributed byCentral Independent Television PLC (UK)
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

A landscape architect (Cooper) living in New Zealand finds that his past catches up with him. Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) loyalists from Northern Ireland have discovered the new identity he was given after becoming a "supergrass" and come after him, drastically increasing New Zealand's violent crime rate in the process.

Production

It was shot in the south of New Zealand, in Dunedin and Queenstown.

References

  • Martin, Helen and Edwards, Sam, New Zealand Film 1912-1996, Oxford, 1997. ISBN 0-19-558336-1


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