The story of two itinerant con men, the Wild Man and the Colonel, who operate on the West Coast gold mining towns of the New Zealand South Island during the latter part of the last century.
Acting
Lawrence and Watkin's volcanic chemistry
Direction
Murphy's raw early Kiwi energy
Production
Gritty period detail on shoestring budget
Director
Geoff Murphy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Geoff Murphy's second feature, made for roughly $25,000 while he was still teaching high school.
The 'West Coast con man' became a recurring archetype in NZ cinema through Murphy's later work, including Utu.
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