Shattering cinema

Another fantastic review for award-winning NZ film, In My Father’s Den. “They say that NZ wears its people lightly: the land is so strong, so exciting, so varied and so remote that its people could be blown away and it would hardly notice. But the people in this film would take some blowing away, being entangled with each other and bound to the place by memories, guilt and hatred … The drama is hidden within many layers. Peel away one and we uncover more of the dark secrets, the suppressed and ancient tragedies of the small town. The climax is shattering.”