Nuori mies jättää vaimonsa ja lapsensa löytääkseen itsensä aution saaren yksinäisyydessä.
Uusi Seelanti on sisällissodan partaalla ja vastarintaliike koettaa kaikin voimin sekoittaa nuoren miehen siihen. Hänen vaimonsa liittyy liikkeeseen ja jättää lapset naapurien huostaan.
Poliisi ottaa nuoren miehen jota epäillään murhasta jota hän ei ole tehnyt. Hän pakenee ja sekaantuu enemmän ja enemmän sotaan.

Adapted from C.K. Stead's novel Smith's Dream, Sleeping Dogs almost single-handedly kickstarted the New Zealand New Wave, demonstrating that homegrown feature films could resonate with both local and international audiences, and launching the big-screen careers of director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Possession).

Neill – in his first lead role in a feature – plays Smith, a man escaping the break-up of his marriage by finding isolation on an island off the Coromandel Peninsula. As he settles into his new life, the country is experiencing its own turmoil: an oil embargo has led to martial law and civil war, into which Smith reluctantly finds himself increasingly involved.

Co-starring Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) as the commander of a US army unit drawn into the conflict, Sleeping Dogs is simultaneously a political thriller, a personal drama and a true landmark in New Zealand cinema.

Special Features

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Optional 2.0 (uncompressed LPCM) and DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Commentary by writer-director Roger Donaldson, actor Sam Neill and actor-writer Ian Mune
The Making of Sleeping Dogs (2004), a 65-minute retrospective documentary on the film's production featuring interviews with Donaldson, Neill, Mune, Geoff Murphy
The Making of Sleeping Dogs (1977), a contemporary behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with Donaldson and Neill
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips

Kannet : Englanti

Teksti : Englanti SDH

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