Sleeping Dogs
Watch TrailerRecluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1977 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Genre | Action, Thriller, Drama |
| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Runtime | 107 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.6/10 (45 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its tension from the fragility of personal conviction, exploring the moral isolation of a man clinging to non-violence in a world that speaks only the language of force. It relies on a gritty, almost documentary-like realism to frame its political struggle.
What lingers after viewing is a sense of claustrophobic dread and a meditation on the price of neutrality in a polarized world. A thriller that unsettles more than it excites. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Watch alone late at night, with minimal light. Suits the mood of paranoia and entrapment.
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