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The Tavern (2025)

Genre
comedy film
Country
New Zealand
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How it feels

A group of friends in a small New Zealand town bands together to keep their neighborhood tavern from being sold to a property developer. It follows their efforts and the bonds of their local community.

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What happens

The Tavern is a 2025 New Zealand comedy film directed by Brad Jackson and written by Penny Boyce, Matt Hicks and Jackson. Produced by and starring Hicks, the film is set in Cambridge, New Zealand, and centres on a group of friends attempting to save their local tavern from being sold to a property developer. The film was shot predominantly in Cambridge and received a limited New Zealand theatrical release in May 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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