Out of the Blue

"The true story of a small town massacre"

Oct 12 2006 N/A 1h 43m
Crime, Drama

Ordinary people find extraordinary courage in the face of madness. On 13–14 November 1990 that madness came to Aramoana, a small New Zealand seaside town, in the form of a lone gunman with a high-powered semi-automatic rifle. As he stalked his victims the terrified and confused residents were trapped for 24 hours while a handful of under-resourced and under-armed local policemen risked their lives trying to find him and save the survivors. Based on true events.

Plot

Ordinary people find extraordinary courage in the face of madness. On 13-14 November 1990 that madness came to Aramoana, a small New Zealand seaside village. It came in the form of a lone gunman with a rifle. As he stalked his victims the terrified and confused residents were trapped in the village for 24 hours while a handful of under-resourced and underarmed local policeman risked their lives trying to find him and save the survivors. By dawn 13 people lay dead. This is a docudrama based on a true story.

Written by

Bill O'Brien, Robert Sarkies, Graeme Tetley

Directed by

Robert Sarkies

Cast

Matthew Sunderland, Stuart Mathieson, Natalie Ellis

Crew

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Production Countries

New Zealand

Production Companies

Desert Road Films, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Southern Light Films

Languages

English

Awards

6 wins & 5 nominations

Trailers
"Out of the Blue" trailer (2006)
Scores
# of Votes
4,036
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA