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Siege
Siege

Siege

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On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan Molenaar for the growing of cannabis. This was just a routine warrant, something they had done countless times. What was meant to be an ordinary procedure turned into three of New Zealand’s darkest days and ended with one police officer dead, two officers critically injured and a member of the public fighting for his life. In some fifty hours Jan Molenaar made a permanent and devastating imprint upon the national psyche of New Zealand as he changed the lives of individuals, families, a police community, and a city. The siege was one of the worst and unexpected cases of violence both Napier and New Zealand had witnessed and it was all the more shocking because of its ordinary suburban backdrop.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

17 June 2012

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Mark Mitchinson

Mark Mitchinson

Jan Molenaar

Darren Young

Darren Young

Len Snee

Jon Cummings

Jon Cummings

Lenny Holmwood

Joel Tobeck

Joel Tobeck

Sam Hoyle

Miriama Smith

Miriama Smith

Delwyn Keefe

Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning

Mike O'Leary

Toby Leach

Toby Leach

Grant Diver

Will Hall

Will Hall

Bruce Miller

Kirk Torrance

Kirk Torrance

Heath Jones

Mark Warren

Mark Warren

Brad Clark

Peter Feeney

Peter Feeney

Paul Symonds

Nathalie Boltt

Nathalie Boltt

Vicki Snee

Laurie Dee

Laurie Dee

Kevin Kalff

Jason Whyte

Jason Whyte

Ryan Wood

Andrew Robertt

Andrew Robertt

Mike Burne

Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Dennis Hurworth

Will Wallace

Will Wallace

Paul Buckley

Ray Woolf

Ray Woolf

Garry Fraser

Geraldine Brophy

Geraldine Brophy

Kris McGehan

Stephen Hall

Stephen Hall

Steve Smith

Damien Avery

Damien Avery

Dean Young

Mark Clare

Mark Clare

George Suter

Stephanie Liebert

Stephanie Liebert

Christine Jackman

Lisa Chappell

Lisa Chappell

Robyn Diver

Ross Stokes

Ross Stokes

Tim Smith

Ross McKellar

Ross McKellar

Tony Miller

Bede Skinner

Bede Skinner

Kevin Rooney

Christine Bartlett

Christine Bartlett

Sharon Hotton

Maggie Tarver

Maggie Tarver

Elizabeth Greenlink

Edward Peni

Edward Peni

Raj Cotter

Adam Gardiner

Adam Gardiner

Nigel Formosa

Peter Muller

Peter Muller

Nic Clere

Geoff Dolan

Geoff Dolan

Howard Broad

Edith Poor

Edith Poor

Phillippa Smith

Michelle Leuthart

Michelle Leuthart

Kerri Hendra

Greg Smith

Greg Smith

Gerald Adams

Fred McFall

Fred McFall

Fred McCready

Ingrid Leary

Ingrid Leary

Diane Lewisham

Kelson Henderson

Kelson Henderson

Mark Glentworth

Rohan Mouldey

Rohan Mouldey

Andy Steele

Kim Michalis

Kim Michalis

Carla Gilmore

Josh McKenzie

Josh McKenzie

Joe Snee

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