The Convert (2023)

Directed by

Lee Tamahori

Genre

drama, action

Country

New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 186 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man arrives in colonial New Zealand and gets caught between warring groups. The film follows his shifting loyalties as conflict escalates.

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What happens

The Convert is a 2023 historical drama film directed by Lee Tamahori, and starring Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and Te Kohe Tuhaka. The script for the film was written by Tamahori and Shane Danielsen from a story by Michael Bennett based on the 2011 novel Wulf by Hamish Clayton. It is an international co-production between New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. The Convert premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023. The film was released in New Zealand on 14 March 2024 and in Australia on 20 June 2024. It was also Tamahori's final film before his death on November 7, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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