Shopping (2013)
New Zealand, 1981: muscle cars, racial tensions and a thieving bird all inform the small town life of brothers Willie and Solomon. After a chance encounter with charismatic thief Bennie and his close-knit gang of "shoppers", Willie is seduced into a criminal world that allows him to escape mounting tensions with his volatile father. But as Bennie's hold over him grows Willie finds himself in over his head; and when Solomon is left to fend for himself at home, Willie's two worlds collide with shattering consequences.
Primary Title
- Shopping
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 27 December 2015
Release Year
- 2013
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 20
Duration
- 110:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- New Zealand, 1981: muscle cars, racial tensions and a thieving bird all inform the small town life of brothers Willie and Solomon. After a chance encounter with charismatic thief Bennie and his close-knit gang of "shoppers", Willie is seduced into a criminal world that allows him to escape mounting tensions with his volatile father. But as Bennie's hold over him grows Willie finds himself in over his head; and when Solomon is left to fend for himself at home, Willie's two worlds collide with shattering consequences.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Brothers--New Zealand--Social conditions--Drama
- Juvenile delinquency--New Zealand--Social conditions--Drama
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Mark Albiston (Director)
- Mark Albiston (Writer)
- Louis Sutherland (Director)
- Louis Sutherland (Writer)
- Kevin Paulo (Actor)
- Julian Dennison (Actor)
- Jacek Koman (Actor)
- Warp Films Australia (Production Unit)
- Grayson Gilmour (Composer)
Subjects
- Brothers--New Zealand--Social conditions--Drama
- Juvenile delinquency--New Zealand--Social conditions--Drama