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Orphans & Kingdoms

Orphans & Kingdoms

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Orphans & Kingdoms

2014

1h 24m

6.0(4 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

In writer/director Paolo Rotondo’s debut feature, three teenagers on the run break into a deluxe Waiheke Island home and find themselves caught in a tense psychodrama with the conflicted owner.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Colin Moy

Colin Moy

Jeremy

Calae Hignett-Morgan

Kenae

Hanelle Harris

Hanelle Harris

Tibs

Jesse James Rehu Pickery

Jesse

Finn McLachlan

Scotty

Jason Bock

Wharf Security Guard

Fraser Brown

Fraser Brown

Constable Mike Layton

Samantha Jukes

Monica

Creative team

Directed by: Paolo Rotondo
Written by: Paolo Rotondo
Produced by: Fraser Brown

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