THE RULE OF JENNY PEN (2024) - Trailer, Clip, Images and Posters

"The Rule of Jenny Pen" is a New Zealand psychological horror film directed by James Ashcroft from a script co-written by Ashcroft and Eli Kent based on Owen Marshall's short story of the same name.

The film stars Geoffrey Rush as a former judge trapped within his stroke-ridden body and confined to a secluded rest home, who must stop an elderly psychopath (John Lithgow) who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences. George Henare, Ian Mune, Thomas Sainbury, Maaka Pohatu and Holly Shanahan co-star.

The film opened in select theaters on March 7, 2025, and was released on digital platforms on March 28, 2025.

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Classic Movies: SLEEPING DOGS (1977) Starring Sam Neill - Special Edition

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Product Description: Adapted from C.K. Stead s novel Smith s Dream, Sleeping Dogs almost single-handedly kickstarted the New Zealand New Wave, demonstrating that homegrown feature films could resonate with both local and international audiences, and launching the big-screen careers of director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Possession).

Neill in his first lead role in a feature plays Smith, a man escaping the break-up of his marriage by finding isolation on an island off the Coromandel Peninsula. As he settles into his new life, the country is experiencing its own turmoil: an oil embargo has led to martial law and civil war, into which Smith reluctantly finds himself increasingly involved.

Co-starring Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) as the commander of a US army unit drawn into the conflict, Sleeping Dogs is simultaneously a political thriller, a personal drama and a true landmark in New Zealand cinema.

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