Perfect Strangers

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Title

Perfect Strangers

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Gaylene Preston's gleefully unpredictable thriller touches on fear, desire and anger. One night at a West Coast pub, Melanie (Australian actor Rachael Blake, from Lantana and Sleeping Beauty) meets a charming stranger (Sam Neill) and agrees to go back to his place. Next thing she finds herself on an isolated island. Has Melanie discovered danger, or the perfect man? Many of Perfect Stranger's best reviews came from outside Aotearoa. It was nominated for 11 NZ Screen Awards, including Best Fil...

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Video

Date created

2003

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/perfect-strangers-2003

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