• THE CONVERT

    Directed by Lee Tamahori
    New Zealand/Australia | 119 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Modern Masters

Film Festival 2024

Set in New Zealand in the 1830s, this breathtaking revisionist Western stars Guy Pearce as a mysterious lay preacher who arrives at a British settlement, only to find himself at the center of a war between Maori tribes.

film details

Director: Lee Tamahori
Producers: Troy Lum, Robin Scholes, Andrew Mason, Te Kohe Tuhaka
Screenwriter: Shane Danielsen, Lee Tamahori
Cinematographers: Gin Loane
Editor: Luke Haigh
Music: Matteo Zingales
Cast: Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makoare
Country: New Zealand/Australia
Language: In English and Te Reo Māori with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 119 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Primary Company: Mister Smith Entertainment
Contact Email: info@mistersmithent.com

Film Festival 2024