Predicament

A crime comedy set in 1930s small town New Zealand about a naive teen who conspires with two misfits to photograph and blackmail wealthy, adulterous couples. Stars Flight of the Conchord's Jemaine Clement as the creepy Spook, The Lovely Bones' Rose McIver as the lusted-after Maybelle, portly Australian comedian Heath Franklin, Wellington theatre actor Hayden Frost and musician Tim Finn.

Shot in the ‘Naki, this is the only remaining unfilmed novel by late Hawera author Ronald Hugh Morrieson (Came a Hot Friday). Director Jason Stutter has had a long collaboration with Clement, from his debut feature Tongan Ninja through to 2009's Diagnosis: Death.

Starring Jemaine Clement, Rose McIver, Heath Franklin, Tim Finn, Hayden Frost, Brooke Williams, Peter Mochrie

Directed by Jason Stutter ('Tongan Ninja', 'Diagnosis: Death')

Written by Jason Stutter (based on the novel by Ronald Hugh Morrieson)

Crime, Comedy | 1hr 38mins | Rated (M) | contains violence & offensive language | Origin: New Zealand