The Shirt

The Shirt
Directed byJohn Laing
Written byRoss Bevan
Produced byRoss Bevan
StarringBrian Sergent
Kirsty King-Turner
Irene Wood
CinematographyDeane Cronin
Dave Joyce
John Laing
Wayne Vinten
Edited byOwen Ferrier-Kerr
Music byToby Laing
Production
company
Cult Classic Pictures
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

The Shirt is a 2000 New Zealand film directed by John Laing.[1]

Synopsis

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

Production

There was an earlier short 12 minute version made in 1998.[3]

Reviews

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

  1. ^ a b c d "The Shirt". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "The shirt". National Library of New Zealand. 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The Shirt [12 minute version]". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2023.