Spies and Lies

Name: Spies and Lies
Director: Simon Bennett
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2010-11-14
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Antony Starr, John Sessions, Kelson Henderson, Eddie Campbell, Ingrid Park

“Based on the book: 'The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand' by Hugh Price”

2010

1h 30m

Drama History

Director: Simon Bennett

Writer: Dave Armstrong

Overview

A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.