29 Nov 2001
Quest for the Ring
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Nightshave
Homegrown evil.
A narrator recounts a story about his missing friend, the downfall of a sheep shearing gang and sightings of a hairy beast in 1980s rural New Zealand.
Top Billed Cast
Mike Williams Narrator
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