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Spies and Lies (2010)

Spies and Lies (2010)

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Based on the book: 'The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand' by Hugh Price

Release Date: 2010, November 14
Directors: Simon Bennett
Countries: New Zealand
Production: South Pacific Pictures
Cast: Ian Mune, Cameron Rhodes, John Leigh, James Beaumont, Antony Starr, Eddie Campbell, John Sessions, Kelson Henderson, Antonia Prebble, Nic Sampson, Jason Hoyte, Ingrid Park

Overview:

A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.