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Sleeping Dogs
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Adapted from C.K. Stead s novel Smith s Dream, Sleeping Dogs almost single-handedly kickstarted the New Zealand New Wave, demonstrating that homegrown feature films couId resonate with both local and internationaI audiences, and launching the big-screen careers of director Roger DonaIdson (No Way Out, Species) and Sam NeilI (Jurassic Park, Possession).
NeiIl in his first Iead role in a feature pIays Smith, a man escaping the break-up of his marriage by finding isolation on an isIand off the CoromandeI PeninsuIa. As he settIes into his new Iife, the country is experiencing its own turmoil: an oiI embargo has led to martial law and civil war, into which Smith reluctantIy finds himself increasingly involved.
Co-starring Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of AIfredo Garcia) as the commander of a US army unit drawn into the confIict, Sleeping Dogs is simultaneousIy a politicaI thriller, a personaI drama and a true landmark in New Zealand cinema. |
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