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Spies and Lies

Spies and Lies

3.5
2
Year
2010
Country
New Zealand
Genre
Drama, History
The slogan
Based on the book: 'The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand' by Hugh Price
Director
Simon Bennett
Writer
Dave Armstrong
Duration
1h 30min

Description

A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.