James Rolleston
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Biography: James Rolleston (born 8 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor known for the films Boy and The Dark Horse.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New Zealand
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Boy
Overview: Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-25
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The Dark Horse
Overview: One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-17
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The Dead Lands
Overview: Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden “Dead Lands” and forge an uneasy alliance with a mysterious warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: mi
Release Date: 2014-09-04
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Uproar
Overview: A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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The Rehearsal
Overview: First-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-15
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Pork Pie
Overview: A trio of accidental outlaws travel the length of New Zealand, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy in pursuit.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-02
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The Breaker Upperers
Overview: Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-10
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Lowdown Dirty Criminals
Overview: Freddy and Marvin have their sights set on a future filled with “monies and honeys”, believing that a life of crime and debauchery will get them there. Unfortunately, living a life of crime comes with consequences. When a series of straightforward jobs are botched, they cross paths with their most intimidating enemy yet, The Upholsterer. The ensuing chaos caused by her two henchmen Semo and Royon their hunt to find the boys forces them to reconsider their careers as criminals.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-20
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Whina
Overview: The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-23
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Frosty Man and the BMX Kid
Overview: In this short James Rolleston (Boy) stars as a Kiwi lad who banters with an elderly bearded fulla (Bruce Allpress) who claims to be God; the 'BMX Kid' challenges him to a Lake Wakatipu bomb competition to prove it. Kiwi stuntman/director Tim McLachlan's film was a finalist in Your Big Break, a filmmaking contest run by Tourism New Zealand which attracted over 1000 scripts from around the globe. Five finalists were given the chance to turn their scripts into a short film. The brief was to "capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand — the youngest country on earth".
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-21
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