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Sleeping Dogs

“What happens when you're hunted...and there's no place to run!”

1977 · 1 h 47 min
Directed by Roger Donaldson
ActionDramaThriller

Cast

Sam Neill Nevan Rowe Ian Mune Warren Oates Ian Watkin Clyde Scott

Credits

Written by: Christian K. Stead

Plot

A man, Smith, who just wants to be left alone, is caught up in a civil conflict between a repressive government and a rebel group in New Zealand, in a political thriller.

Sinekatalog’s take

A tense and landmark New Zealand thriller, with Sam Neill.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (2,004 votes)
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