New Zealand / Jul 22, 1999
A captive in your basement. What would you do?
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
This dark comedy is set in Dunedin, New Zealand. A university student finds an old "abandoned" house and proceeds to invite other students to share. It even has running electricity. But what is the catch?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Kilgour | Self (The Clean) |
| Andrew Munro | Self (The Yams) |
| Robert Scott | Self (The Clean) |
Genres
ComedyThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Scarfies |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nightmare Productions, New Zealand Film Commission |
| Release date | 5 agosto 1999 |
| Executive producer | Chris Brown, Chris Hampson |
| Production | Lisa Chatfield, Trishia Downie |
| Writer | Duncan Sarkies, Robert Sarkies |
| Casting | Rachel Bullock |
| Editing | Annie Collins, Andrea Towers |
| Cinematography | Stephen Downes, Gerry Vasbenter |
| Assistant directors | Axel Paton, Lisa Marinkovich, Damon Martin, Robert Sarkies, Katherine Fry |
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| Camera operators | Gerry Vasbenter, Stephen Downes |
| Additional photography | Stephen Downes, Gerry Vasbenter |
| Production design | Gaylene Barnes, Ken Turner, Cara Paterson, Paul Potiki |
| Art direction | Ken Turner, Gaylene Barnes, Cara Paterson, Paul Potiki |
| Set decoration | Gaylene Barnes, Ken Turner, Cara Paterson, Paul Potiki |
| Stunts | Mark Angelo |
| Music | Chris Burt, Chris Hiles, Simon Adams, Dave Whitehead, Peter Mills |
| Sound | Chris Burt, Chris Hiles, Simon Adams, Dave Whitehead, Peter Mills |
| Costume design | Amanda Neale, Ruth Stoffels |
| Makeup | Ruth Stoffels, Amanda Neale |
| Hairstyling | Amanda Neale, Ruth Stoffels |
| Budget | 1.600.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Aug 07, 1999 / MA 15+ / Melbourne International Film Festival
United States / Jan 21, 2000 / Sundance Film Festival
Theatrical release
New Zealand / Aug 05, 1999 / R16
Spain / Jan 14, 2000
Poland / Feb 11, 2000
France / Mar 07, 2001
Physical media
France / Dec 06, 2001 / DVD
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