The Grasscutter
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| The Grasscutter | |
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| Directed by | Ian Mune |
| Produced by | Tom Finlayson |
| Written by | Roy Mitchell |
| Starring | Terence Cooper, Martin Maguire, Ian McElhinney |
| Distributed by | Central Independent Television PLC (UK) |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $Unknown |
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The Grasscutter is a 1990 film directed by Ian Mune and written by Roy Mitchell. It was shot in southern New Zealand, mostly in Queenstown and Dunedin.
The music was written by Don McGlashan and Wayne Laird.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
A landscape architect (Cooper) living in New Zealand finds that his past catches up with him. Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) loyalists from Northern Ireland have discovered the new identity he was given after becoming a "supergrass" and come after him, drastically increasing New Zealand's violent crime rate in the process.
[edit] References
- Martin, Helen and Edwards, Sam, New Zealand Film 1912-1996, Oxford, 1997. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
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