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1) The piano
Publisher
LIVE Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Erotic passions and vengeful jealousies are aroused when two men desire the same woman, the mute wife in an arranged marriage. Only one realizes that her heart can only be won through her beloved piano.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In a seemingly quiet country town in New Zealand, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd finds that murder can happen anywhere. Working alongside Detective Constable Kristin Sims, Shepherd solves grisly murders in this gripping and well-written series.
4) Tracker
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After a soldier is sent to track down a man accused of killing another soldier, he begins to believe that his quarry might be innocent of the crime.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A pregnant 12 year-old girl who won't reveal who the father is, walks chest deep into the freezing waters of a New Zealand lake and disappears. Robin Griffin is called in to investigate and becomes more and more obsessed. As she searches, she slowly begins to realize that finding the girl is tantamount to finding herself, a self she has kept well hidden. A powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness, where the dream of paradise attracts...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
9) Boy
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1984, and on the rural east coast of New Zealand Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is changing kids' lives. 'Boy' is a dreamer who lives with his brother Rocky and his Nan. When Boy's father, Alamein, returns home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered find his own potential, and learn to get along without the hero he had been looking for.
The year is 1984, and on the rural east coast of New Zealand...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Series
800 words volume 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When an Australian newspaper columnist quits his job, he moves with his two teenage children to a remote seaside town in New Zealand.
George Turner, a recent widower, quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a Sydney newspaper. On an impulse, he buys a house online in a remote seaside town in New Zealand. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids, Shay and Arlo, who just lost their mom and now face an even more uncertain future....
12) Her majesty
Publisher
Giant Ape Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A young girl's unusual friendship with an old woman outcast from society changes an entire community. As a rural town excitedly prepares for a visit from Queen Elizabeth II, the townspeople pressure Hira, to sell her shack that has long been an embarrassment.
A tale of friendship, bravery, the magic of dreams. Elizabeth is a popular thirteen year old girl who is awaiting the arrival of the Queen of England. She is thrilled when she learns she might...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this new season, while detective Alexa Crowe wrangles her family and friends in her beautiful hometown of Auckland, the show will always focus on compelling episodic mysteries told with humor and heart. And this new series will feature ten new cases that pit Alexa against fascinating, powerful, and surprising suspects everyone from eccentric billionaires to grieving florists, and from tango dancers to fiery fashionistas. The only thing they have...
14) Black sheep
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
DSS Mike Shepherd and DC Kristin Simms return to uncover more macabre goings on in the quaint, murder-ridden town of Brokenwood. Beneath the town's peaceful veneer are buried secrets, treacherous lies, and murderous rivalries.
Black widower : The Frog and Cheetah publican, Ray Neilson, has branched into tourism with his 'Lord of the Ringz Tours.' But when Ray's wife is discovered dead under a giant foam spider, things get mirky. But when the cause...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories--and animosities--run deep. He's an experienced cop with a 1971 "classic" car, a collection of country music cassettes, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. The new woman in his life is his assistant, Detective Constable Kristin Sims a by-the-book investigator nearly twenty years younger than her boss's car, who quickly has to get used to his lone-wolf...
19) The sounds
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Set against the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, this twisty thriller follows a married couple looking to start a new life. But when Maggie joins her husband, Tom, in an idyllic small town halfway around the world, their reunion proves short-lived. As Maggie discovers Tom's secrets, she begins to plumb the dark depths of paradise.
Series
Brokenwood mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
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