Other Halves

Other Halves
Directed byJohn Laing
Written bySue McCauley
Based onSue McCauley book
Produced byTom Finlayson
Dean Hill
StarringLisa Harrow
Mark Pilisi
Fraser Stephen-Smith
CinematographyLeon Narbey
Edited byHarley Oliver
Music byDon McGlashan
Production
companies
Finlayson-Hill Productions
Orringham
Release date
  • 1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Other Halves is a 1984 New Zealand film directed by John Laing. The film is based on a book by Sue McCauley.

Synopsis

A relationship develops between a Maori boy in drug rehab and a married Pākehā woman when they meet in a psychiatric hospital.

Cast

Reviews

Wellington Film Society - "The film is littered with dichotomies...".

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland; Melbourne; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  2. 1 2 "Other Halves". British Film Institute. 1984. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Other Halves". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1984. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ↑ McCauley, Sue (1982). Other Halves. Trove: Auckland, etc. : Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 034028630X. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Other Halves". New Zealand Film Commission. 1984. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Other Halves". Wellington Film Society. Retrieved 29 January 2023.