Head South (2024)

Directed by

Jonathan Ogilvie

Genre

drama, music

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In late 1970s New Zealand, a teenager named Angus dreams of starting a band called The Daleks. He navigates a conservative environment while finding his identity through the emerging punk and post-punk scene.

nostalgicquirkydarkly comicoptimisticretroslow-burnmelancholicwry

What happens

Head South is a 2024 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Ogilvie. The plot follows a teenager Angus in late 1970s New Zealand with a dream of becoming a musician with his band, "The Daleks". Head South was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 25 January 2024 and released in New Zealand on 31 October 2024 to positive reviews. The movie was presented by the New Zealand Film Commission in association with HEAD SOUTH COHORT AND BLACK FRAME. The idea for Head South was born from writer and director Jonathan Ogilvie’s own lived experience growing up in Christchurch in the 1970s and early 80s. The exciting new music, art and fashion of punk, specifically post-punk, had an irresistible pull for Ogilvie in what was otherwise a very conservative environment. Head South thrives on a comically dark tone that a New Zealand audience recognise. It is also a tone that attempted to appeal to international audiences - a distinctive and engaging take on the coming-of-age film. It is a story of teen reinvention and as such has perennial audience appeal and relevance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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