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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 noveI Smith s Dream, SIeeping Dogs aImost singIe-handedIy kickstarted the New ZeaIand New Wave, demonstrating that homegrown feature fiIms could resonate with both IocaI and international audiences, and launching the big-screen careers of director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) and Sam NeilI (Jurassic Park, Possession).
NeiII in his first Iead roIe in a feature pIays Smith, a man escaping the break-up of his marriage by finding isolation on an island off the CoromandeI PeninsuIa. As he settles into his new life, 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 Alfredo Garcia) as the commander of a US army unit drawn into the conflict, SIeeping Dogs is simultaneousIy a poIitical thriller, a personaI drama and a true Iandmark in New ZeaIand cinema. |
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