Spies and Lies

A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.

Director: Simon Bennett

Cast: Antony Starr, John Sessions, Kelson Henderson, Eddie Campbell, Ingrid Park, James Beaumont, Antonia Prebble, Nic Sampson

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