The Shirt
| The Shirt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Laing |
| Written by | Ross Bevan |
| Produced by | Ross Bevan |
| Starring | Brian Sergent Kirsty King-Turner Irene Wood |
| Cinematography | Deane Cronin Dave Joyce John Laing Wayne Vinten |
| Edited by | Owen Ferrier-Kerr |
| Music by | Toby Laing |
Production company | Cult Classic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
The Shirt is a 2000 New Zealand film directed by John Laing.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
Two Wellington junkies Marty and Gina are living a dysfunctional family life. The police suspect that Marty knows about a murder in Mt Victoria.[1][2]
Cast[edit]
- Timothy Bartlett as Errol
- Ross Bevan as Jack Webber
- Stephen Gledhill as John Button
- Kirsty King-Turner as Gina
- Joanne Mildenhall as Aroha O'Neill
- Steve Morris as Chester
- Marshall Napier as Mike Hughes
- Brian Sergent as Marty
- P.J. Sisson as Bernie Brodie
- Jeff Szusterman as Nick
- Jeffrey Thomas as Carl Berry
- Irene Wood as Joyce
Production[edit]
There was an earlier short 12 minute version made in 1998.[3]
Reviews[edit]
Censored in New Zealand as "R18; Restricted for persons 18 years and over".[2] The shirt was screened at the Twenty-Ninth Wellington Film Festival in 2000.[1] The earlier 1998 short version was screened at the festival in 1999.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "The Shirt". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "The shirt". National Library of New Zealand. 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "The Shirt [12 minute version]". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
