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- 99 Minutes
- Miramax
- Language English
- Country New Zealand
- Rated:
- Format: 2.35:1
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- Directed by Peter Jackson
- Written by Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
- Starring Kate Winslet, Melanie Lynskey
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Thrilling and provacative, HEAVENLY CREATURES is the highly acclaimed, true-life story of the shocking crime that stunned a nation. When circumstances bring together two bright and higly imaginative teenage schoolgirls, they quickly form an unwavering bond, creating a fantasy world that only they can share. But soon their parents, disturbed by the intensity of the friendship, the girls vow to stay together, devising a secret plan that leads to shocking consequences. Captivating performances and startlingly original visual effects come from director Peter Jackson's early work.
Combines original vision, a drop-dead command of the medium and a successful marriage between a dazzling, kinetic techno-show and a complex, credible portrait of the out-of-control relationship between the crime's two schoolgirl perpetrators.
-- David Rooney, VARIETY