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The Hollow Men
The Hollow Men

The Hollow Men

The inside story of a National Party election campaign

Genres

Documentary

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The 'stolen' insider emails that informed Nicky Hager's best-selling account of National's 2005 election campaign return in Alister Barry's (Someone Else's Country) new film - just in time to caution us against campaigning politicians in 2008. Addressing each other like schoolboy Machiavellis, party leader Don Brash and his advisors spelled out how they'd copy the big boys in Australia and the US in order to win the votes of people who'd never support the kind of policies such men are widely presumed to represent. The dividing and conquering began at Orewa.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

07 July 2008

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Nick Blake

Nick Blake

Narrator (voice)

Donald Brash

Donald Brash

Self

John Key

John Key

Self

Bill English

Bill English

Self

Vaughan Slinn

Vaughan Slinn

Bryan Sinclair (voice)

Julie Thorns

Julie Thorns

Diane Foreman (voice)

Sam Snedden

Sam Snedden

Matthew Hooton (voice)

Bruce Phillips

Bruce Phillips

Peter Keenan (voice)

Russell Campbell

Russell Campbell

Don Brash (voice)

Mick Rose

Mick Rose

Murray McCully (voice)

Matthew Chamberlain

Matthew Chamberlain

Richard Long (voice)/Roderick Deane (voice)

Phil Peleton

Phil Peleton

Crosby/Textor (voice)/ Crosby/Textor Focus Group Leader

John Bach

John Bach

Michael Bassett (voice)

Cohen Holloway

Cohen Holloway

John Ansell (voice)

Abi King-Jones

Abi King-Jones

Anita Ferguson (voice)

Rachel Weaver

Rachel Weaver

Women's Focus Group Leader

Chris Brooks

Chris Brooks

Doorman

Melanie McLuskie

Melanie McLuskie

Restaurant Waitress

Danika Morris-Brown

Danika Morris-Brown

Banquet Waitress

Rob Jerram

Rob Jerram

Rollscreen Man

Simon Haren

Simon Haren

Newspaper Deliverer

Ray Heenan

Ray Heenan

NZ First Leaflet Deliverer

Patrick Keenan

Patrick Keenan

Exclusive Brethren Leaflet Deliverer

David Grant

David Grant

Diner

Russell Campbell

Russell Campbell

Diner

Mandy Hager

Mandy Hager

Train Passenger

Paul Ashby

Paul Ashby

Autocue Operator

Julia Hager

Julia Hager

Pedestrian

Elsie Jolliffe

Elsie Jolliffe

Pedestrian

Wang-Sook Lee

Wang-Sook Lee

Focus Group Member

Bonnie Warssold

Bonnie Warssold

Focus Group Member

Kathy Dudding

Kathy Dudding

Focus Group Member

Ana Blake-Kelly

Ana Blake-Kelly

Focus Group Member

Rebecca Pohlmann

Rebecca Pohlmann

Focus Group Member

Sarah Stevenson

Sarah Stevenson

Focus Group Member

Margaret Smith

Margaret Smith

Focus Group Member

Lin Murphy

Lin Murphy

Focus Group Member

Danny McManamon

Danny McManamon

Focus Group Member

Nick Bond

Nick Bond

Focus Group Member

Samantha Woodhouse

Samantha Woodhouse

Focus Group Member

Freddy Fullmer

Freddy Fullmer

Focus Group Member

Olive Margaret Smith

Olive Margaret Smith

Focus Group Member

Samantha Woodward

Samantha Woodward

Focus Group Member

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