A hippie commune kills a cop and plants him like tomatoes. Summer of love just got muddy.
Discovered to be using illegal drugs by a local policeman, the members of the commune kill him and bury him in their garden. After this pivotal event, distinctions between reality and fantasy become increasingly blurred.
Acting
Sam Neill's early, unsettling stillness before Hollywood polished him.
Direction
Maunder's documentary background bleeds into creeping dread.
Director
Paul Maunder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denise Maunder (Sandra) was the director's wife; their daughter plays the girl. Literal family affair.
One of only three NZ feature films made between 1972-1975 — a tax shelter era artifact that accidentally captured the death of the counterculture.
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